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

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

3. In what establishment was Thompson in the beginning of "Death of a Poet"?
(a) A bar.
(b) A church.
(c) An airport.
(d) A shopping mall.

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

5. What did Thompson go to the kitchen to get in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Wild Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Hunter S. Thompson born?

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

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

4. The opening paragraph of "Screwjack" is signed off by ____________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Leach introduce "Jennifer" in "Death of a Poet"?

2. What did Duke write to the Lord in "Screwjack"?

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

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

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

6. What other work had Thompson written centering on the character F.X. Leach?

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

8. How did Duke's pleas to God change in "Screwjack"?

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

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

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