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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What television show did the narrator describe watching with Mr. Screwjack?
2. At the beginning of the story, how is Mr. Screwjack described?
3. What did Mr. Screwjack give the narrator "under the chin"?
4. The narrator described his longing for Mr. Screwjack as "wanting him so deep inside me that I will finally feel him coining on the soft red skin of my own __________."
5. Who had beaten the Packers in "Death of a Poet"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Duke's pleas to God change in "Screwjack"?
2. What startling sight did the narrator find in the kitchen in "Death of a Poet"?
3. Who is described in the beginning of the letter in "Screwjack"?
4. What lines open "Death of a Poet"? To whom are they attributed?
5. Who "wrote" the opening chapter of "Screwjack"? What exposition is revealed here?
6. What did the second narrator do to Screwjack?
7. How is the narrative style of "Screwjack" similar to the other stories in the collection? How does it differ?
8. How long was Screwjack gone before returning to Duke? What was he like?
9. What happened when Duke threw Screwjack out?
10. What did Duke write to the Lord in "Screwjack"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the connecting themes between the three narratives of Screw-jack. How does Thompson use imagery and symbolism to reflect this theme?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the narrative style of "Death of a Poet." How does the narrative point of view in this story differ from the other selections in Screw-jack?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Oscar in "Mescalito." What role did Oscar serve in the plot of the narrative? What did he represent symbolically to Thompson?
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