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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the car rental employee say she was moving to in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Milwaukee.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) St. Louis.

2. What did the narrator do just before throwing Mr. Screwjack into the cold?
(a) Kissed him.
(b) Licked him.
(c) Punched him.
(d) Kicked him.

3. What had the second narrator been doing with the cat just moments before in "Screwjack"?
(a) Reading a bedtime story.
(b) Walking on the beach.
(c) Smoking marijuana.
(d) Watching television.

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

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

6. What did Leach tell Thompson he was about to do when he arrived?
(a) Slit his wrists.
(b) Make breakfast.
(c) Go to the store.
(d) Take a shower.

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

8. Where was the narrator's tattoo located?
(a) His chest.
(b) His back.
(c) His shoulder.
(d) His forearm.

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

10. Where did Mr. Screwjack bite the second narrator as he was petting him?
(a) His thumb.
(b) His ankle.
(c) His shoulder.
(d) His leg.

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

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

13. What color was Mr. Screwjack?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

14. What initials close the letter in "Screwjack"?
(a) Hunter S. Thompson.
(b) Raoul.
(c) R. Duke.
(d) R.D.

15. Leach told Thompson in "Death of a Poet" that he had changed his bet, gotten drunk, and ________________.
(a) Canceled the bet.
(b) Sold his car.
(c) Doubled up.
(d) Tripled the bet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the woman at the car rental counter doing when Thompson arrived?

2. To whom was the letter written?

3. At the beginning of the story, how is Mr. Screwjack described?

4. According to "Screwjack's" narrator, what "drove me crazy as I carried him in my arms to the front door"?

5. Who had "gone off to Real Estate School"?

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