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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. To whom was the letter written?
(a) His wife.
(b) His cat.
(c) His publishers.
(d) His boss.

2. How many pounds did Mr. Screwjack weigh the second time the narrator had encountered him?
(a) 200.
(b) 500.
(c) 150.
(d) 300.

3. When Mr. Screwjack left, the narrator wrote "And then he was gone, with no noise, like some ____ from my other world."
(a) Ghost.
(b) Memory.
(c) Monster.
(d) Alien.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the magnification of the second narrator's spectacles in "Screwjack"?

2. In the opening of "Screwjack," the letter is described as having been written how many days before "his" disappearance?

3. The narrator describes Mr. Screwjack by saying, "Like my beast and my ____, my perfect dream lover, like that ghost that I must forget."

4. Leach's wife had gone to the store for ___________.

5. The woman in the kitchen in "Death of a Poet" was ___________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did Screwjack do to the second narrator?

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

10. What did the second narrator do to Screwjack?

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