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Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem at the beginning of "Death of a Poet" describes a coffin of __________.
(a) Smoke.
(b) Ice.
(c) Water.
(d) Fire.

2. Thompson wrote he had been chased and tormented by what huge radioactive creatures in the Introduction?
(a) Horses.
(b) Red foxes.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Bobcats.

3. What did Leach throw at Thompson in the kitchen?
(a) A knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) The doll.

4. Who had given Thompson the numbers he'd used to place his bets?
(a) Leach.
(b) His father.
(c) Gonzo.
(d) Maurice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Thompson describe his typewriter keys while tripping in "Mescalito"?

2. To whom was the letter written?

3. What did Thompson back on the balcony to get while waiting for Oscar in "Mescalito"?

4. Who had failed in discussing the Packers?

5. What drug did Thompson equate mescaline as being very much like in "Mescalito"?

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