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

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

3. What liquor store did Thompson walk down to in the first entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) King's Cellar Liquor.
(b) Jackson Square Liquor.
(c) Pearl Street Liquor.
(d) Sisters of Mercy Liquor.

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

5. What drug did Thompson equate mescaline as being very much like in "Mescalito"?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) LSD.
(c) Psylocibin.
(d) Cocaine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Leach wearing when he answered the door in "Death of a Poet"?

2. Where did the car rental employee say she was moving to in "Death of a Poet"?

3. What did Thompson consider mixing with ice fragments to drink in "Mescalito"?

4. What time did Thompson write it was at the beginning of his second entry of "Mescalito"?

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

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