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

2. The narrator describes Mr. Screwjack by saying, "Like my beast and my ____, my perfect dream lover, like that ghost that I must forget."
(a) Feline.
(b) Enemy.
(c) Mother.
(d) Dolphin.

3. What had the second narrator been doing with the cat just moments before in "Screwjack"?
(a) Smoking marijuana.
(b) Reading a bedtime story.
(c) Walking on the beach.
(d) Watching television.

4. Who had failed in discussing the Packers?
(a) The Great Giant.
(b) The Magic Casey.
(c) The Magic Man.
(d) The Big Brother.

5. What color are Mr. Screwjack's eyes?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Thompson in "Death of a Poet," who had struck out?

3. Mr. Screwjack left "across the woodpile and through that shadowy hole between" what kind of tree?

4. From where did the second narrator receive a call full of political news in "Screwjack"?

5. In the end of his letter in "Screwjack," the narrator asked who might look on him and say that he "was wrong for loving a huge black ___________."

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the individual, F.X. Leach. What was his occupation? How did the narrator of "Death of a Poet" know him?

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

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

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