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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was Mr. Screwjack?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

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

3. What street was Thompson's hotel overlooking in "Mescalito"?
(a) Sunset Strip.
(b) Hollywood Boulevard.
(c) Esposito Drive.
(d) Broadway.

4. At what hotel was Thompson staying in "Mescalito"?
(a) The Continental Hotel.
(b) The San Franciscan.
(c) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(d) The Dellmore Inn.

5. With whom did Thompson write of sitting on the Strip, talking to off-duty hookers in "Mescalito"?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Lionel.
(c) Arnold.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did Thompson write he had returned in the Introduction?

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

3. According to a sales jingle quoted by Thompson, "We cannot tell a lie, our machines will ___ you into a bag so fast you'll think you went blind."

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

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

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