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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. In what city was Thompson in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Denver.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Green Bay.
(d) San Francisco.
2. What was Leach wearing when he answered the door in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) A wool bathrobe.
(b) A terrycloth bathrobe.
(c) A cowhide bathrobe.
(d) An alpaca wool bathrobe.
3. According to Thompson in "Death of a Poet," who had struck out?
(a) Babe Ruth.
(b) Mighty Mick.
(c) Mighty Casey.
(d) Mighty Ott.
4. When Mr. Screwjack left, the narrator wrote "And then he was gone, with no noise, like some ____ from my other world."
(a) Memory.
(b) Alien.
(c) Monster.
(d) Ghost.
5. What had Leach been drinking when he changed his bet?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Schnapps.
(d) Gin.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was the narrator's tattoo located?
2. What did Thompson go to the kitchen to get in "Death of a Poet"?
3. Mr. Screwjack left "across the woodpile and through that shadowy hole between" what kind of tree?
4. Who had failed in discussing the Packers?
5. What was the name of Leach's "punching bag" in "Death of a Poet"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Leach introduce "Jennifer" in "Death of a Poet"?
2. What did the second narrator do to Screwjack?
3. What was the significance of the bet in "Death of a Poet"?
4. What startling sight did the narrator find in the kitchen in "Death of a Poet"?
5. Where had the narrator arrived in "Death of a Poet"? What did he see upon arrival?
6. What interaction did the narrator have with the car rental employee in "Death of a Poet"?
7. What did Leach do at the end of "Death of a Poet"?
8. How is the narrative style of "Screwjack" similar to the other stories in the collection? How does it differ?
9. What had the narrator just done with Screwjack in the beginning of the story?
10. Who "wrote" the opening chapter of "Screwjack"? What exposition is revealed here?
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