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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What television show did the narrator describe watching with Mr. Screwjack?
(a) Phil Donahue.
(b) Oprah Winfrey.
(c) Saturday Night Live.
(d) Johnny Carson.

2. According to Thompson in "Death of a Poet," who had struck out?
(a) Babe Ruth.
(b) Mighty Ott.
(c) Mighty Casey.
(d) Mighty Mick.

3. 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.

4. The address given to Thompson by the poet was located behind ______________.
(a) Railroads.
(b) Stockyards.
(c) Church.
(d) Pier.

5. The narrator describes Mr. Screwjack by saying, "Like my beast and my ____, my perfect dream lover, like that ghost that I must forget."
(a) Mother.
(b) Dolphin.
(c) Feline.
(d) Enemy.

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

7. What was Leach wearing when he answered the door in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) A cowhide bathrobe.
(b) A wool bathrobe.
(c) A terrycloth bathrobe.
(d) An alpaca wool bathrobe.

8. The opening paragraph of "Screwjack" is signed off by ____________.
(a) Raoul Duke.
(b) The Editors.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Hunter S. Thompson.

9. At the beginning of the story, how is Mr. Screwjack described?
(a) Codependent and scathing.
(b) Rich and famous.
(c) Loathsome and disgusting.
(d) Independent and wealthy.

10. How much would it cost the narrator to have the tattoo burned off in "Screwjack"?
(a) $2000.
(b) $3000.
(c) $1500.
(d) $1000.

11. The narrator described his longing for Mr. Screwjack as "wanting him so deep inside me that I will finally feel him coining on the soft red skin of my own __________."
(a) Heart.
(b) Brain.
(c) Soul.
(d) Mind.

12. What had Thompson and his friend recently bet on in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) The Stanley Cup.
(b) The World Cup.
(c) The Kentucky Derby.
(d) The Superbowl.

13. When was the Duke Estate destroyed?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1989.

14. What did Leach throw at Thompson in the kitchen?
(a) The doll.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) A loaf of bread.

15. What did Thompson give the car rental girl "a taste of" in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) The dusty knife.
(b) The long knuckle.
(c) The long look.
(d) The one-two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What car rental counter did Thompson go to in "Death of a Poet"?

2. Where had Leach gone that led him to change his bet?

3. In the opening of "Screwjack," the letter is described as having been written how many days before "his" disappearance?

4. What did Leach tell Thompson he was about to do when he arrived?

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

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