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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Screwjack.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the opening of "Screwjack," the letter is described as having been written how many days before "his" disappearance?
(a) 21.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 10.

2. Who was screaming in the background of the headset on the plane in "Mescalito"?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Louis Armstrong.
(c) Gabriel Heatter.
(d) Tom Waits.

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

4. How did Thompson describe his typewriter keys while tripping in "Mescalito"?
(a) Melting.
(b) Hot.
(c) Freezing.
(d) Glittering.

5. How much would it cost the narrator to have the tattoo burned off in "Screwjack"?
(a) $1500.
(b) $2000.
(c) $1000.
(d) $3000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of "Mescalito" Thompson was full of pills, club sandwiches, and _____________.

2. What did Thompson claim in the Introduction was what "we must deal with" today?

3. What time did Thompson write it was at the beginning of his second entry of "Mescalito"?

4. What brand of liquor was Leach carrying when he opened the door?

5. What devastated the Duke Estate in "Screwjack"?

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