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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which airline was mentioned in connection with the following quote: "Xerox copy with author's notes of yesterday's program..."?
(a) Continental Airlines.
(b) Delta Airlines.
(c) U.S. Airlines.
(d) American Airlines.

2. In "Screwjack," the narrator pleaded to God, saying, "I am guilty, Lord, but I am also a __________."
(a) Martyr.
(b) Worshiper.
(c) Heathen.
(d) Lover.

3. What kind of car was in the yard with a "cold silver grille"?
(a) Chrysler.
(b) Ford.
(c) Cadillac.
(d) Volvo.

4. Where did Mr. Screwjack bite the second narrator as he was petting him?
(a) His thumb.
(b) His ankle.
(c) His shoulder.
(d) His leg.

5. According to Thompson, how high above his feet was his head while tripping in "Mescalito"?
(a) 10 feet.
(b) 20 feet.
(c) 3 feet.
(d) 40 feet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Thompson write felt "half-frozen" while tripping in "Mescalito"?

3. How much beer did Thompson have to conserve while waiting for Oscar to arrive in "Mescalito"?

4. Thompson wrote in the letter in the Introduction that he had been unable to be contacted by anyone but whom?

5. What did Thompson go to the kitchen to get in "Death of a Poet"?

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