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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 car rental counter did Thompson go to in "Death of a Poet"?

2. What was the woman at the car rental counter doing when Thompson arrived?

3. From where did the second narrator receive a call full of political news in "Screwjack"?

4. Thompson wrote that Leach was a junkie for _____________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Screwjack do to the second narrator?

2. How does the narrative point of view change in "Screwjack"?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did the second narrator do to Screwjack?

9. Who is described in the beginning of the letter in "Screwjack"?

10. What happened when Duke threw Screwjack out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of "Death of a Poet." How is the setting integral to the plot of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the theme of addiction and abuse in "Mescalito." What symbolism and imagery supports this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Hubert Humphrey? Why did Hunter S. Thompson choose to use Humphrey in a metaphor in "Mescalito"?

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