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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Beginner.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bukowski, what climbs higher with each race at the horse tracks?
(a) Women's skirts.
(b) Blood pressure.
(c) A man's testicles.
(d) The scorekeepers.

2. What is mandatory in Bukowski's story about the twelve flying monkeys?
(a) Political commentary.
(b) Violence.
(c) Sex.
(d) A moral.

3. Because of a huge win at the racetracks, at what hotel does Bukowski rent a luxury room?
(a) Del Mar.
(b) The Grand Hotel.
(c) The Hilton in New York.
(d) The Renaissance.

4. According to Bukowski, where is Kid Stardust a champion athlete?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Outside the US.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York City.

5. Why does Bukowski leave his bed when he collapses and vomits in front of the patients and staff?
(a) He does not wish to use the bed pan.
(b) He wants to leave the hospital.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) He is trying to find a nurse for another patient.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bar where Von Brashlitz sets up his sex machine for the men?

2. What does Danforth allow Bagley to do to him while in the car?

3. How does Sarah shrink Henry?

4. When Vicki returns home at the end of "3 Chickens," what does she discover?

5. What does Bukowski attempt to read during oral sex in "My Big-Assed Mother?"

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