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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. How many years after Mr. Screwjack's disappearance did the narrator encounter him again?
(a) Six.
(b) Nine.
(c) Sven.
(d) Eight.

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) Dolphin.
(c) Mother.
(d) Enemy.

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

4. The second narrator told Screwjack that he was no better than that punk who fell for _____________.
(a) Humphrey.
(b) Mailer.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Nixon.

5. Which car did the woman at the car rental counter tell Thompson to take?
(a) The yellow Volkswagen.
(b) Any car he wanted.
(c) The blue car.
(d) The Neon sedan.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How much would it cost the narrator to have the tattoo burned off in "Screwjack"?

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

5. What does the narrator describe as having been so loud it made them both tremble when Mr. Screwjack was thrown out?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was the critical and public reaction to the collection of stories in Screw-jack?

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

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

8. What surprise news did Leach break on the narrator in "Death of a Poet"?

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

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

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