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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. Where does Bukowski go before he goes to work in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?
(a) Casino.
(b) The track.
(c) Campus.
(d) Grocery store.

2. In Goodbye Watson, what does the narrator say that the track teaches him?
(a) Nothing.
(b) His strengths.
(c) His weaknesses.
(d) Everyday life experiences.

3. How does Bukowski think of his conversation with his friend in A Quiet Conversation Piece?
(a) It was enjoyable.
(b) It was horrible.
(c) It was useless.
(d) It was depressing.

4. What does Bukowski's friend in A Quiet Conversation Piece study to be?
(a) A rector.
(b) A rabbi.
(c) A priest.
(d) A teacher.

5. What author does the narrator name in describing something about himself in Goodbye Watson?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Charles Bukowski.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Jack Hendley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit think of Bukowski's employment status?

2. What does Mr. Sneed do with the food Mrs. Connors brings him?

3. How does Bukowski spend most of his time in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?

4. Who has prevented Jack Hendley from preparing his bets in advance?

5. What state is Bukowski in during the summer in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Signo in The Stupid Christs.

2. Describe the character of Frank Evans in An Evil Town.

3. What does Bukowski think of revolution in contrast to Maxie in A Quiet Conversation Piece?

4. How is the foreman in Love it or Leave it cruel?

5. What does the young boy represent in Love it or Leave it?

6. Describe the moral code of prison in Scenes from the Big Time.

7. In Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit, how does Bukowski feel about his fans, and why?

8. Describe the town in An Evil Town.

9. What does Bukowski say to Vera when she asks him if she is too fat in No Stockings?

10. How do pain and violence play a role in Nut Ward East of Hollywood?

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