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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. Thompson wrote that Leach was a junkie for _____________.

2. What was the title of the 1992 Rolling Stone article by Hunter S. Thompson in which F. X. Leach also appeared?

3. What did Leach throw at Thompson in the kitchen?

4. The second narrator told Screwjack that he was no better than that punk who fell for _____________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the conflicts faced by the protagonist in "Mescalito." What was the central conflict Thompson faced in the narrative?

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 and discuss the collection of drugs Thompson ingested in "Mescalito." What were the effects of each?

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