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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What was the title of the 1992 Rolling Stone article by Hunter S. Thompson in which F. X. Leach also appeared?
(a) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
(b) Generation of Swine.
(c) Fear and Loathing in Elko.
(d) Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail.

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

9. What brand of liquor was Leach carrying when he opened the door?
(a) Jim Beam.
(b) Jack Daniels.
(c) Wild Turkey.
(d) Gibley's Gin.

10. When Mr. Screwjack left, the narrator wrote "And then he was gone, with no noise, like some ____ from my other world."
(a) Ghost.
(b) Memory.
(c) Monster.
(d) Alien.

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

12. In the opening of "Screwjack," the letter is described as having been written how many days before "his" disappearance?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 10.

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

14. The second narrator told Screwjack that he was no better than that punk who fell for _____________.
(a) Johnson.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Mailer.
(d) Humphrey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The opening paragraph of "Screwjack" is signed off by ____________.

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

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

4. Upon what had the narrator drooled, according to his prayer in "Screwjack"?

5. What television show did the narrator describe watching with Mr. Screwjack?

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