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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 is the date of the third entry in "Mescalito"?
(a) February 21.
(b) March 14.
(c) February 18-19.
(d) February 20.

2. What is the tunnel made of in the poem which opens "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Stone.
(b) Fire.
(c) Water.
(d) Ice.

3. What did Thompson write "is all that matters--except for the horrible scars" in the Introduction?
(a) Decadence.
(b) Escape.
(c) Mescaline.
(d) Redemption.

4. The address given to Thompson by his friend turned out to be a_____________.
(a) Trailer park.
(b) Cabin.
(c) Subdivision.
(d) Apartment complex.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thompson write he could do much faster than normal while under the effects of mescaline in "Mescalito"?

2. Whom did Thompson call, asking him to bring beer in "Mescalito"?

3. What sporting event had just taken place in "Death of a Poet"?

4. What does the writer do in the tunnel in the poem which opens "Death of a Poet"?

5. Who had a twenty-fifth-floor Hilton suite in "Mescalito"?

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