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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who had "gone off to Real Estate School"?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Herman.
(c) Paul.
(d) Mama.

3. According to "Screwjack's" narrator, what "drove me crazy as I carried him in my arms to the front door"?
(a) His whining.
(b) His crying.
(c) His sighing.
(d) His screeching.

4. How many years after Mr. Screwjack's disappearance did the narrator encounter him again?
(a) Eight.
(b) Nine.
(c) Six.
(d) Sven.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Leach throw at Thompson in the kitchen?

3. Where did Mr. Screwjack bite the second narrator as he was petting him?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What interaction did the narrator have with the car rental employee in "Death of a Poet"?

2. What was the significance of the bet in "Death of a Poet"?

3. Who is described in the beginning of the letter in "Screwjack"?

4. What lines open "Death of a Poet"? To whom are they attributed?

5. Describe briefly the career of Hunter S. Thompson. For what genre of journalism was he known?

6. Who "wrote" the opening chapter of "Screwjack"? What exposition is revealed here?

7. What did Leach tell the narrator was the savior of his marriage in "Death of a Poet"?

8. What happened when Duke threw Screwjack out?

9. What startling sight did the narrator find in the kitchen in "Death of a Poet"?

10. What did Leach do at the end of "Death of a Poet"?

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