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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What devastated the Duke Estate in "Screwjack"?
(a) The Great Earthquake.
(b) The Great Firestorm.
(c) The Great Tornado.
(d) The Great Tsunami.

2. According to the narrator, where did someone go after Real Estate School?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) El Centro.
(d) Sacramento.

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

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

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

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

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

8. In the closing of his letter, whom did the narrator ask the Lord to keep off his back?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Auditors.

9. What sporting event had just taken place in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) World Series.
(b) Superbowl.
(c) Stanley Cup.
(d) Wimbledon.

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

11. 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.

12. What kind of car was in the yard with a "cold silver grille"?
(a) Chrysler.
(b) Cadillac.
(c) Volvo.
(d) Ford.

13. What did Thompson see upon entering the kitchen?
(a) A prostitute with cocaine.
(b) A dancing woman.
(c) A naked woman.
(d) A man cooking.

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

15. What did Mr. Screwjack give the narrator "under the chin"?
(a) Love bite.
(b) Wicked bite.
(c) Head job.
(d) Purr fest.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the car rental employee say she was going to move in "Death of a Poet"?

2. Leach's wife had gone to the store for ___________.

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

4. What was Leach wearing when he answered the door in "Death of a Poet"?

5. What initials close the letter in "Screwjack"?

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