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

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

3. According to Thompson in "Death of a Poet," who had struck out?
(a) Mighty Mick.
(b) Mighty Ott.
(c) Mighty Casey.
(d) Babe Ruth.

4. Mr. Screwjack had eaten the last of ______________at the beginning of "Screwjack."
(a) The chicken.
(b) The salmon.
(c) The caviar.
(d) The tuna.

5. When did the car rental employee say she was going to move in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had "gone off to Real Estate School"?

2. The second narrator told Screwjack that he was no better than that punk who fell for _____________.

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

4. The narrator described at the beginning of "Screwjack" that a crust of snow had formed on the porch since ____________.

5. What brand of liquor was Leach carrying when he opened the door?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the narrator going to see in "Death of a Poet"? What mood was he in?

2. Describe the use of imagery in "Death of a Poet." What images are symbolic in the story? How?

3. How is the narrative style of "Screwjack" similar to the other stories in the collection? How does it differ?

4. What had the narrator just done with Screwjack in the beginning of the story?

5. How long was Screwjack gone before returning to Duke? What was he like?

6. What did Screwjack do in the ending of the narrative?

7. Where had the narrator arrived in "Death of a Poet"? What did he see upon arrival?

8. What did Screwjack do to the second narrator?

9. How does the narrative point of view change in "Screwjack"?

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

(see the answer keys)

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