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

2. Thompson wrote that Leach was a junkie for _____________.
(a) Gambling.
(b) Women.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Mass hysteria.

3. In the Introduction, where was Thompson placed after his escape?
(a) A holding cell.
(b) A Decompression Chamber.
(c) An enforced labor camp.
(d) A mental institution.

4. What did Thompson write he could do much faster than normal while under the effects of mescaline in "Mescalito"?
(a) Type.
(b) Think.
(c) Walk.
(d) Dance.

5. According to Thompson, "Singer sewing time is ____ minutes until eight o'clock."
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of the 1992 Rolling Stone article by Hunter S. Thompson in which F. X. Leach also appeared?

2. In "Mescalito," what did Thompson describe as "wily old"?

3. Thompson was anxious about _____________coming into his hotel room in "Mescalito."

4. What did Thompson worry he might wig out and demand in "Mescalito"?

5. Thompson has problems with beer and __________.

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