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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where did the second narrator receive a call full of political news in "Screwjack"?
(a) Santa Barbara.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Sacramento.

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

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

4. 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) 17 or 18.
(b) 5 or 6.
(c) 11 or 12.
(d) 7 or 8.

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

6. How many pounds did Mr. Screwjack weigh the second time the narrator had encountered him?
(a) 300.
(b) 150.
(c) 500.
(d) 200.

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

8. In what city was Thompson in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Green Bay.
(c) Denver.
(d) San Francisco.

9. Thompson was anxious to see ______________and celebrate a victory in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Gonzo.
(b) Leach.
(c) Duke.
(d) Maurice.

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

11. Who had "gone off to Real Estate School"?
(a) Mama.
(b) Herman.
(c) Paul.
(d) Daddy.

12. What did Leach do at the end of "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Shot himself.
(b) Hung himself.
(c) Shot his wife.
(d) Shot a police officer.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The address given to Thompson by his friend turned out to be a_____________.

2. According to Thompson in "Death of a Poet," who had struck out?

3. What did Mr. Screwjack give the narrator "under the chin"?

4. Who had given Thompson the numbers he'd used to place his bets?

5. When was the Duke Estate destroyed?

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