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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. Which team did Leach bet on in "Death of a Poet"?

2. How does the writer sleep in the poem which opens "Death of a Poet"?

3. Upon what had the narrator drooled, according to his prayer in "Screwjack"?

4. What did the narrator do just before throwing Mr. Screwjack into the cold?

5. What is the tunnel made of in the poem which opens "Death of a Poet"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was the narrator going to see in "Death of a Poet"? What mood was he in?

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

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

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

6. How did Leach introduce "Jennifer" in "Death of a Poet"?

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

8. What did the second narrator do to Screwjack?

9. What lines open "Death of a Poet"? To whom are they attributed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the narrative structure 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 2

Describe Hunter S. Thompson's unique style of writing in the works contained in Screw-jack. What narrative style did Thompson use in the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the political events and climate surrounding "Mescalito." What references did Thompson make to the Civil Rights Movement?

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