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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. What car rental counter did Thompson go to in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Enterprise.
(b) Budget.
(c) Avis.
(d) Hertz.

2. In what city was Thompson in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Denver.
(c) Green Bay.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. Thompson wrote in the Introduction that it was as though in a previous life he had been a ______________.
(a) Jackbastard.
(b) Washing woman.
(c) Spotted trout.
(d) Earle of Denver.

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

5. Where did the car rental employee say she was moving to in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Milwaukee.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Introduction, where was Thompson placed after his escape?

2. How much beer did Thompson have to conserve while waiting for Oscar to arrive in "Mescalito"?

3. The poem at the beginning of "Death of a Poet" describes a coffin of __________.

4. What did Thompson claim he was not in his letter in the Introduction?

5. In what year does "Mescalito" begin?

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