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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 was the magnification of the second narrator's spectacles in "Screwjack"?
(a) 1.25.
(b) 1.5.
(c) 1.75.
(d) 1.

2. Where did Mr. Screwjack try to coax the narrator after dinner?
(a) Outside.
(b) To the kitchen.
(c) To the living room.
(d) To the bedroom.

3. What did Leach tell Thompson he was about to do when he arrived?
(a) Slit his wrists.
(b) Take a shower.
(c) Make breakfast.
(d) Go to the store.

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

5. How does the writer sleep in the poem which opens "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Clothed.
(b) Naked.
(c) Dreamlessly.
(d) Fitfully.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had the second narrator been doing with the cat just moments before in "Screwjack"?

2. Thompson wrote that Leach was a junkie for _____________.

3. When Mr. Screwjack left, the narrator wrote "And then he was gone, with no noise, like some ____ from my other world."

4. What did Thompson begin looking for in the kitchen after seeing the woman?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Screwjack do to the second narrator?

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

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

10. What image did the narrator imagine of Leach's neighbors in "Death of a Poet"?

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