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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. Which team did Leach bet on in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Kansas City Chiefs.
(b) Green Bay Packers.
(c) Seattle Seahawks.
(d) Dallas Cowboys.

2. Thompson wrote about _______________singing White Rabbit in "Mescalito."
(a) Jim Morrison.
(b) Louis Armstrong.
(c) Martin Bormann.
(d) Jefferson Airplane.

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

4. At what hotel was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?
(a) The Continental Hotel.
(b) The Dellmore Inn.
(c) The San Franciscan.
(d) The Four Seasons Hotel.

5. In "Mescalito," Thompson described his typewriter arrow "jumping along like a ___ in one of those sing-along movie shorts, bouncing from word to word with the music."
(a) Face.
(b) Pill.
(c) Note.
(d) Zero.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Thompson feel like while conversing with the flower children in "Mescalito"?

2. Where did Thompson write of people howling over late deadlines in "Mescalito"?

3. Whom did Thompson call, asking him to bring beer in "Mescalito"?

4. What did Thompson give the car rental girl "a taste of" in "Death of a Poet"?

5. Who sang "The Weight" on the radio in "Mescalito"?

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