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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Upon what had the narrator drooled, according to his prayer in "Screwjack"?
(a) Screwjack.
(b) Prison walls.
(c) Altars.
(d) High Priests.

3. What does the narrator describe as having been so loud it made them both tremble when Mr. Screwjack was thrown out?
(a) His sign.
(b) His growl.
(c) His purr.
(d) His meow.

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

5. In what establishment was Thompson in the beginning of "Death of a Poet"?
(a) A shopping mall.
(b) A bar.
(c) A church.
(d) An airport.

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

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

8. What did Mr. Screwjack give the narrator "under the chin"?
(a) Wicked bite.
(b) Purr fest.
(c) Love bite.
(d) Head job.

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

10. What did Thompson see upon entering the kitchen?
(a) A man cooking.
(b) A prostitute with cocaine.
(c) A naked woman.
(d) A dancing woman.

11. Where had Leach gone that led him to change his bet?
(a) A Packer pep rally.
(b) A Kansas City pep rally.
(c) An AA meeting.
(d) A church meeting.

12. According to the narrator, where did someone go after Real Estate School?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) El Centro.
(d) Sacramento.

13. The second narrator in "Screwjack" described grabbing the animal and squeezing him like a __________.
(a) Grapefruit.
(b) Grape.
(c) Tomato.
(d) Lemon.

14. Who called on the telephone for the second narrator in "Screwjack"?
(a) Mark Jeffries.
(b) James Johnson.
(c) Andrew Walker.
(d) Pat Caddell.

15. What had Leach been drinking when he changed his bet?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Schnapps.
(d) Gin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the closing of his letter, whom did the narrator ask the Lord to keep off his back?

2. The people would come to collect Leach's debt by _____________.

3. How many years after Mr. Screwjack's disappearance did the narrator encounter him again?

4. 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 ___________."

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

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