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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. Leach told Thompson in "Death of a Poet" that he had changed his bet, gotten drunk, and ________________.
(a) Sold his car.
(b) Tripled the bet.
(c) Doubled up.
(d) Canceled the bet.

2. ______________were all over the carpet in Thompson's room.
(a) Marijuana seeds.
(b) Flower petals.
(c) Confetti bits.
(d) Upholstery fabric.

3. Thompson has problems with beer and __________.
(a) Dexedrine.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Candy.
(d) Cigarettes.

4. How much beer did Thompson have to conserve while waiting for Oscar to arrive in "Mescalito"?
(a) A half-beer.
(b) An inch.
(c) Two beers.
(d) A six-pack.

5. How does the writer sleep in the poem which opens "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Naked.
(b) Fitfully.
(c) Dreamlessly.
(d) Clothed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much beer did Thompson have left, although it was too early to call for more, in "Mescalito"?

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

3. According to Thompson, to the flower children in "Mescalito" he must have been seen as just another ________________.

4. What had gone off in the night in Thompson's second entry from "Mescalito"?

5. Which ad did Thompson discuss at length in "Mescalito"?

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