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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 does the writer do in the tunnel in the poem which opens "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Cries.
(b) Sings.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Drinks.

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

3. What initials close the letter in "Screwjack"?
(a) Raoul.
(b) Hunter S. Thompson.
(c) R. Duke.
(d) R.D.

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

5. What was the name of Leach's "punching bag" in "Death of a Poet"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Julie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was Mr. Screwjack?

2. How many pounds did Mr. Screwjack weigh the second time the narrator had encountered him?

3. Where had Leach gone that led him to change his bet?

4. In "Screwjack," the narrator pleaded to God, saying, "I am guilty, Lord, but I am also a __________."

5. The second narrator in "Screwjack" described grabbing the animal and squeezing him like a __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened when Duke threw Screwjack out?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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