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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Thompson write of people howling over late deadlines in "Mescalito"?
(a) New York.
(b) Denver.
(c) Chicago.
(d) San Francisco.

2. Thompson wrote in the letter in the Introduction that he had been unable to be contacted by anyone but whom?
(a) The Animals.
(b) The Doctors.
(c) The Holtz family.
(d) The Bushmen.

3. In the end of his letter in "Screwjack," the narrator asked who might look on him and say that he "was wrong for loving a huge black ___________."
(a) Panther.
(b) Lover.
(c) Monster.
(d) Tomcat.

4. What did Thompson begin looking for in the kitchen after seeing the woman?
(a) A pan.
(b) A gun.
(c) A fork.
(d) A knife.

5. Which team did Thompson bet on in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Green Bay Packers.
(b) Seattle Seahawks.
(c) Kansas City Chiefs.
(d) Dallas Cowboys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leach's wife had gone to the store for ___________.

2. Who had beaten the Packers in "Death of a Poet"?

3. What happened when Thompson first tried to call Oscar in "Mescalito"?

4. Thompson was anxious to see ______________and celebrate a victory in "Death of a Poet"?

5. Where did Mr. Screwjack try to coax the narrator after dinner?

(see the answer key)

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