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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Screwjack.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Thompson tried to focus on the sound of what musical instrument between ads during his trip in "Mescalito"?
(a) Trombone.
(b) Violin.
(c) Saxophone.
(d) Tuba.

3. What did Thompson write "is all that matters--except for the horrible scars" in the Introduction?
(a) Escape.
(b) Redemption.
(c) Mescaline.
(d) Decadence.

4. To whom is the letter in the Introduction addressed?
(a) Maurice.
(b) Stu.
(c) Paulo.
(d) Cleveland.

5. What station did Thompson promise to send a check to in "Mescalito"?
(a) KPFK.
(b) KPPR.
(c) KWER.
(d) WKRP.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of the first entry of "Mescalito"?

2. Thompson wrote that ___________ was "keeping me on my rails, without it I'd be completely adrift and weird" in "Mescalito"?

3. Where did Mr. Screwjack bite the second narrator as he was petting him?

4. Thompson wrote about _______________singing White Rabbit in "Mescalito."

5. In "Mescalito," what did Thompson describe as an unbearable experience that would blow the top right off his head?

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