View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Death of a Poet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Leach tell Thompson he was about to do when he arrived?
(a) Slit his wrists.
(b) Go to the store.
(c) Take a shower.
(d) Make breakfast.

2. In "Mescalito," Thompson described his drug trip as "a buzzing without noise, high-speed vibrations and more ___________."
(a) Darkness.
(b) Tremors.
(c) Angels.
(d) Brightness.

3. What did Thompson consider mixing with ice fragments to drink in "Mescalito"?
(a) Jameson's.
(b) Old Crow.
(c) Jack Daniels.
(d) Belvedere.

4. Thompson wrote in "Mescalito" while tripping that his eyes felt bigger than____________.
(a) Grapefruits.
(b) Pears.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Apples.

5. What park did Thompson feel he was looking at in "Mescalito"?
(a) Grant Park.
(b) Bryant Park.
(c) Cauley Park.
(d) Central Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long had Thompson been chased and tormented by giant radioactive creatures in the Introduction?

2. What liquor store did Thompson walk down to in the first entry of "Mescalito"?

3. What did Thompson write he thought should be last in order in the Introduction?

4. Leach's wife had gone to the store for ___________.

5. What did Thompson write felt "half-frozen" while tripping in "Mescalito"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 199 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample