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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the end of his letter in "Screwjack," the narrator asked who might look on him and say that he "was wrong for loving a huge black ___________."
(a) Panther.
(b) Tomcat.
(c) Lover.
(d) Monster.

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

5. 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.

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

7. What was the name of Leach's "punching bag" in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Julie.
(d) Jennifer.

8. What did Thompson believe Leach had done when he saw the woman in the kitchen?
(a) Kidnapped someone.
(b) Shot a prostitute.
(c) Shot his wife.
(d) Embezzled money.

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

10. What does the writer do in the tunnel in the poem which opens "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Sings.
(c) Drinks.
(d) Cries.

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

12. What is the tunnel made of in the poem which opens "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Water.
(b) Ice.
(c) Fire.
(d) Stone.

13. Where was Hunter S. Thompson born?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Birmingham, AL.
(c) Lexington, VA.
(d) Louisville, KY.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Thompson and his friend recently bet on in "Death of a Poet"?

2. To whom was the letter written?

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

4. The dawn in the beginning of "Screwjack" is described as cold and ____________.

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

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