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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. Hearing news of ______________ was too much for a tortured head in "Mescalito"?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Carter.
(d) Reagan.

2. What was the title of the 1992 Rolling Stone article by Hunter S. Thompson in which F. X. Leach also appeared?
(a) Generation of Swine.
(b) Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail.
(c) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
(d) Fear and Loathing in Elko.

3. What was the woman at the car rental counter doing when Thompson arrived?
(a) Laughing uncontrollably.
(b) Talking on the phone to her boyfriend.
(c) Weeping uncontrollably.
(d) Talking on the phone to her mother.

4. Who was a friend of F. X. Leach in a 1992 Rolling Stone article by Hunter S. Thompson?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Clarence Thomas.
(d) Bill Clinton.

5. What kind of credit card did Thompson use for payment at the liquor store in "Mescalito"?
(a) Visa.
(b) American Express.
(c) Mastercard.
(d) Diner's Club.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson wrote that Leach was a junkie for _____________.

2. What happened when Thompson first tried to call Oscar in "Mescalito"?

3. How many flower children walked below Thompson's window and waved at him in "Mescalito"?

4. In "Mescalito," Thompson described his drug trip as "a buzzing without noise, high-speed vibrations and more ___________."

5. What did Thompson consider mixing with ice fragments to drink in "Mescalito"?

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