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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Thompson write he now had a fifth of in the beginning of "Mescalito"?
(a) Sobieski.
(b) Crown Royal.
(c) Louis Martini Barbera.
(d) Gentleman Jack.

2. What was the magnification of the second narrator's spectacles in "Screwjack"?
(a) 1.25.
(b) 1.
(c) 1.5.
(d) 1.75.

3. What time did Thompson write it was at the beginning of his second entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) 12:30.
(b) 1:30.
(c) 2:30.
(d) 4:30.

4. What had gone off in the night in Thompson's second entry from "Mescalito"?
(a) His alarm.
(b) The fire alarm.
(c) A tornado alert.
(d) A police siren.

5. 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"?
(a) U.S.A. Today.
(b) Chicago Tribune.
(c) New York Times.
(d) L.A. Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson tried to focus on the sound of what musical instrument between ads during his trip in "Mescalito"?

2. The narrator described his longing for Mr. Screwjack as "wanting him so deep inside me that I will finally feel him coining on the soft red skin of my own __________."

3. In what city was Thompson in "Death of a Poet"?

4. When did Thompson write that "it started" in his letter in the Introduction?

5. In what establishment was Thompson in the beginning of "Death of a Poet"?

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