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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. Thompson wrote that ___________ was "keeping me on my rails, without it I'd be completely adrift and weird" in "Mescalito"?
(a) The television.
(b) The typewriter.
(c) The radio.
(d) The telephone.

2. Who sang "The Weight" on the radio in "Mescalito"?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Melvin Laird.
(c) Bing Crosby.
(d) Duke Ellington.

3. What did Thompson give the car rental girl "a taste of" in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) The one-two.
(b) The dusty knife.
(c) The long look.
(d) The long knuckle.

4. In what city did "Mescalito" take place?
(a) New York.
(b) Denver.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Las Vegas.

5. Whom did Thompson call, asking him to bring beer in "Mescalito"?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Paulie.
(c) Sing-li.
(d) Estes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Leach gone that led him to change his bet?

2. What newspaper did Thompson quote with the line, "Kept authorities at bay for more than an hour, claiming to be George Harrison of the Beatles"?

3. What did Leach tell Thompson he was about to do when he arrived?

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

5. What was the woman at the car rental counter doing when Thompson arrived?

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