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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) Lover.
(b) Heathen.
(c) Worshiper.
(d) Martyr.

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

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

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

5. What was the magnification of the second narrator's spectacles in "Screwjack"?
(a) 1.5.
(b) 1.25.
(c) 1.75.
(d) 1.

6. The woman in the kitchen in "Death of a Poet" was ___________.
(a) Leach's mistress.
(b) A blow-up doll.
(c) Leach's wife.
(d) Thompson's sister.

7. Who had given Thompson the numbers he'd used to place his bets?
(a) Gonzo.
(b) Leach.
(c) Maurice.
(d) His father.

8. How does the writer sleep in the poem which opens "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Fitfully.
(b) Dreamlessly.
(c) Clothed.
(d) Naked.

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

10. 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 purr.
(c) His growl.
(d) His sign.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes Mr. Screwjack by saying, "Like my beast and my ____, my perfect dream lover, like that ghost that I must forget."

2. What did Thompson give the car rental girl "a taste of" in "Death of a Poet"?

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

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

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

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