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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 kills Bugsy during the final game, how long does he mention that the game is paused?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

2. In section eight, the official payoff of $5.40 means Bukowski will get $27.00 instead of what possible amount?
(a) $30.00.
(b) $45.00.
(c) $39.00.
(d) $50.00.

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

4. After vomiting several times, the narrator says he hears what on Sunset Blvd?
(a) Crickets.
(b) Cars.
(c) Music.
(d) Drunks.

5. After leaving New York at the end of section six, to which town does Bukowski go?
(a) Kansas City.
(b) Denver.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Joplin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman Moss calls toward the end of section ten?

2. At the end of section sixteen, Bukowski does what?

3. After relating the rant from the sportscaster, Bukowski says that _____ out of 60 men on the street are cuckoo.

4. The foreword says that while working for the underground newspaper was fun and dangerous, it didn't put margarine on the toast or what else?

5. What is the name of Jack's friend who shows up when he sits back down to sew?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Jimmy Crispin's reasons for wanting to play baseball in section two.

2. What does Bukowski mean at the end of section five when he says, "who cares about a dead battery?"

3. Describe Bukowski's concerns about revolution as discussed in section twelve.

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

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

6. What do Moss and Anderson decide in the course of their discussion about the laws of nature in regard to mating practices?

7. At the end of section one, what explanation does Bukowski give for the fight with Elf?

8. In section sixteen, explain what event Red says he witnessed for which he was given a wallet to keep quiet.

9. In section one, why is Bukowski stuck in his apartment?

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

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