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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the occupation of Barney Anderson in "The Gut-Wringing Machine?"
(a) Deep-sea diver.
(b) Writer.
(c) Shipping clerk.
(d) Bondsman.

2. What is the subject of the picture Sanchez shows Bukowski?
(a) Fellatio.
(b) Copulation.
(c) Cunnilingus.
(d) Ejaculation.

3. Where does Henry stab Sarah with the hat pin?
(a) Food.
(b) Heart.
(c) Finger.
(d) Eye.

4. What does Danforth allow Bagley to do to him while in the car?
(a) Punch him repeatedly in the side.
(b) Massage his shoulders.
(c) Perform oral sex on him.
(d) Cut the skin from his hand.

5. While publishing the story about Bukowski's search for Gloria Westhaven, what is the mode of transportation changed to for purposes of classing up the story?
(a) Hitchhiking.
(b) Airplane.
(c) Car.
(d) Boat.

6. What is the name of Bagley and Danforth's business?
(a) Danforth and Co.
(b) The Satisfactory Help Agency.
(c) GWM Agency.
(d) B & D's Ultra-Efficiency Corporation.

7. When Bukowski returns to town, what has Cass done to her body that upsets him?
(a) Burn marks.
(b) Piercings.
(c) Anorexia.
(d) Tattoos.

8. How much money does Bukowski win at the end of "25 Bums in Rags?"
(a) $170.
(b) $250.
(c) $140.
(d) $200.

9. Why do Bukowski's coworkers find him hard to work with in "Kid Stardust on the Porterhouse?"
(a) He does not understand their culture and makes frequent comments about it.
(b) He cannot work fast enough.
(c) He feels he is above this sort of work and refuses to do much of anything.
(d) He is frequently drunk.

10. In "Life in a Texas Whorehouse," what is Bukowski's original destination upon leaving Los Angeles?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Houston.
(d) New York.

11. What happens to Bukowski in regard to his apartment at the end of "3 Women?"
(a) Linda's friends pay for three months rent for him.
(b) He is evicted.
(c) The apartment catches on fire from his cigarette.
(d) He gains a new roommate.

12. Under what identity does Von Brashlitz hide Tanya's real function?
(a) She poses as his wife.
(b) She poses as his nurse.
(c) She poses as his assistant.
(d) She poses as his daughter.

13. When Bukowski closes the folding bed into the wall in "3 Chickens," what injury does Vicki sustain?
(a) A broken arm.
(b) A black eye.
(c) A concussion.
(d) Three broken ribs.

14. What is Borst doing when his house is invaded by friends?
(a) He is sleeping off a heavy drinking bender.
(b) He is giving someone oral sex.
(c) He is hiring a prostitute.
(d) He is snorting cocaine.

15. What does the narrator do with the sex model Von Brashlitz sends him at the end of the story?
(a) He gives it to the eager gas station attendant.
(b) He begins to act as if it is Tanya.
(c) He shreds it.
(d) He burns it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kathy throw a book at Bukowski?

2. When Cass allows Bukowski to buy her a drink, what does she ask him?

3. What is the religion of Bukowski's coworkers in "Kid Stardust on the Porterhouse?"

4. At the beginning of "3 Women," what happens to the tenant upstairs?

5. What do Bukowski and Linda enjoy watching in "3 Women?"

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