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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) Make breakfast.
(c) Go to the store.
(d) Take a shower.

2. What did Thompson go to the kitchen to get in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Wild Turkey.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Vodka.

3. Thompson warned himself to stay away from ___________ during his mescaline trip in "Mescalito."
(a) The lamp post.
(b) The phone.
(c) The carpet.
(d) The bed.

4. While waiting for Oscar in "Mescalito," how many hours did Thompson have to catch a plane?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

5. What did Thompson see upon entering the kitchen?
(a) A dancing woman.
(b) A prostitute with cocaine.
(c) A naked woman.
(d) A man cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Thompson, how high above his feet was his head while tripping in "Mescalito"?

2. In what city did Thompson write that Nixon had ordered the Condor Legion?

3. Whom did Thompson describe on Face the Nation in "Mescalito"?

4. When is George Washington's birthday?

5. In "Mescalito," Thompson described his drug trip as "a buzzing without noise, high-speed vibrations and more ___________."

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