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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the writer do in the tunnel in the poem which opens "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Sings.
(b) Cries.
(c) Drinks.
(d) Sleeps.

2. Where did Mr. Screwjack try to coax the narrator after dinner?
(a) Outside.
(b) To the bedroom.
(c) To the kitchen.
(d) To the living room.

3. What did Thompson consider mixing with ice fragments to drink in "Mescalito"?
(a) Jack Daniels.
(b) Belvedere.
(c) Jameson's.
(d) Old Crow.

4. What was the name of Leach's "punching bag" in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Julie.

5. What liquor store did Thompson walk down to in the first entry of "Mescalito"?
(a) Sisters of Mercy Liquor.
(b) Jackson Square Liquor.
(c) Pearl Street Liquor.
(d) King's Cellar Liquor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson wrote about _______________singing White Rabbit in "Mescalito."

2. According to Thompson, to the flower children in "Mescalito" he must have been seen as just another ________________.

3. The poem at the beginning of "Death of a Poet" describes a coffin of __________.

4. The woman in the kitchen in "Death of a Poet" was ___________.

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

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