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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. When Bukowski leaves the apartment after the card game fight, to which city does he take a bus?
(a) Portland.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Dallas.

2. Bukowski says in section eight that if he has any advice for anyone it's to take up what?
(a) Painting.
(b) Racing.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Writing.

3. In response to the assassination, Bukowski says HE didn't murder all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Malcom X.
(b) George Lincoln Rockwell.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) Kennedy.

4. In the foreword, Bukowski says that the book contains selections from about _____ months worth of columns.
(a) 24.
(b) 14.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

5. From what country does Henry's doctor come in section seventeen?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Korea.
(c) Australia.
(d) Austria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the horse that punches through the angry crowd at the racetrack?

2. After the saleswoman leaves, Jack remembers that there are how many dead bodies in his house?

3. During section nine Bukowski gives a quote from Reagan. What political office does he say Reagan holds at this time?

4. In section eighteen, Bukowski tells the story of trying to save a man who attempted suicide by what method?

5. In the foreword, Bukowski mentions that Bryan's beard is what color?

Short Essay Questions

1. When discussing the origin of the Open City newspaper, what challenges does Bukowski say that his friend John Bryan faced?

2. As section fifteen begins, what early comment does Bukowski make about L that foreshadows his dislike of the man?

3. In section seven, by what process does Bukowski pick the fight winners at the Olympic?

4. Based on the foreword, describe the process by which this book came to be.

5. Explain what Neal is doing when Bukowski meets him in section four.

6. In section eighteen Bukowski discusses suicide. Describe Bukowski's personal suicide attempt and the result.

7. In section eight, what does Bukowski have to say about philosophers?

8. Describe the circumstances Bukowski relates in section eighteen about his friend Lou's attempted suicide.

9. In section fourteen, where are the bodies located in the house?

10. Why, according to section twelve, is Bukowski happy to be living in the age he is despite the chaos and corruption?

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