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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "Screwjack's" narrator, what "drove me crazy as I carried him in my arms to the front door"?
(a) His screeching.
(b) His sighing.
(c) His crying.
(d) His whining.

2. Leach's wife had gone to the store for ___________.
(a) Wild Turkey.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Candy.
(d) Beer.

3. What sporting event had just taken place in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) World Series.
(b) Wimbledon.
(c) Stanley Cup.
(d) Superbowl.

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

5. What car rental counter did Thompson go to in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Budget.
(b) Avis.
(c) Enterprise.
(d) Hertz.

6. Thompson wrote that Leach was a junkie for _____________.
(a) Mass hysteria.
(b) Women.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Heroin.

7. Mr. Screwjack left "across the woodpile and through that shadowy hole between" what kind of tree?
(a) Blue spruce.
(b) Hemlock.
(c) Yellow Pine.
(d) Aspen.

8. To whom was the letter written?
(a) His boss.
(b) His cat.
(c) His publishers.
(d) His wife.

9. The second narrator in "Screwjack" writes that after having been bitten, he "stared down at him very intently from a distance of" how many inches?
(a) 7 or 8.
(b) 17 or 18.
(c) 5 or 6.
(d) 11 or 12.

10. 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.

11. Where was Hunter S. Thompson born?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Birmingham, AL.
(c) Lexington, VA.
(d) Louisville, KY.

12. What was the magnification of the second narrator's spectacles in "Screwjack"?
(a) 1.25.
(b) 1.75.
(c) 1.
(d) 1.5.

13. What was the woman at the car rental counter doing when Thompson arrived?
(a) Talking on the phone to her mother.
(b) Laughing uncontrollably.
(c) Talking on the phone to her boyfriend.
(d) Weeping uncontrollably.

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

15. What is the tunnel made of in the poem which opens "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Fire.
(b) Stone.
(c) Water.
(d) Ice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color are Mr. Screwjack's eyes?

3. Leach told Thompson in "Death of a Poet" that he had changed his bet, gotten drunk, and ________________.

4. Which car did the woman at the car rental counter tell Thompson to take?

5. When Mr. Screwjack left, the narrator wrote "And then he was gone, with no noise, like some ____ from my other world."

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