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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 arrived back from a tour of the Soviet Union and _____________.
(a) Denmark.
(b) China.
(c) Japan.
(d) England.

2. According to the Introduction, what was Thompson going to murder in his backyard?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A cat.
(d) A raccoon.

3. What park did Thompson feel he was looking at in "Mescalito"?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Bryant Park.
(c) Grant Park.
(d) Cauley Park.

4. Who had a twenty-fifth-floor Hilton suite in "Mescalito"?
(a) Hubert Humphrey.
(b) James Farmer.
(c) George Herman.
(d) Richard Nixon.

5. What veteran CBS journalist did Thompson describe as being condescending in "Mescalito"?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) George Herman.
(c) Walter Cronkite.
(d) James Farmer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of Leach's "punching bag" in "Death of a Poet"?

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

4. Thompson warned himself to stay away from ___________ during his mescaline trip in "Mescalito."

5. At the Luau, who could remember when Farmer was a radical?

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