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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 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.

2. What had Thompson and his friend recently bet on in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) The Kentucky Derby.
(b) The Stanley Cup.
(c) The World Cup.
(d) The Superbowl.

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

4. What kind of music did Thompson describe on the radio while tripping in "Mescalito"?
(a) Flute.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Drums.
(d) Saxophone.

5. Which car did the woman at the car rental counter tell Thompson to take?
(a) The blue car.
(b) The yellow Volkswagen.
(c) The Neon sedan.
(d) Any car he wanted.

Short Answer Questions

1. The address given to Thompson by his friend turned out to be a_____________.

2. Thompson described the charwomen as prowling about the hotel like crippled ___________.

3. Thompson wrote in "Mescalito" while tripping that his eyes felt bigger than____________.

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

5. Thompson wrote that ___________ was "keeping me on my rails, without it I'd be completely adrift and weird" in "Mescalito"?

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