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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. In Bukowski's absence, how did Cass attempt suicide?
(a) She tried to hang herself.
(b) She tried to cut her wrists.
(c) She tried to slice her throat.
(d) She tried to self-immolate.

2. To what does Bukowski compare gambling in "Non-Horseshit Horse Advice; and Another Horse Story?"
(a) Copulation.
(b) Masturbation.
(c) Fellatio.
(d) Seduction.

3. Where do Joe and Cherry ultimately end up together at the end of "The Birth, Life and Death of an Underground Newspaper?"
(a) Seattle.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York City.
(d) Atlanta.

4. What do Joe and Cherry Hyans not like about Bukowski in "The Birth, Life and Death of an Underground Newspaper?"
(a) His drunken behavior.
(b) His inability to hold a job.
(c) His penchant to date unstable women.
(d) His gambling addictions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do with the sex model Von Brashlitz sends him at the end of the story?

2. What sort of charges result from the publication of Joe and Cherry's newpaper?

3. Where do the women go the morning after Bukowski has slept with each of them in "3 Women?"

4. What does Bukowski do with Cass on their first night together that surprises her?

5. How does the law enforcement prove that Tanya is not human by their standards?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Bukowski's feelings about the women at the race track in "Non-Horseshit Horse Advice; and Another Horse Story?"

2. Describe Bukowski's life with Linda in "3 Women."

3. In "Twelve Flying Monkeys Who Won't Copulate Properly," what conclusions does Bukowski draw about his lifestyle as a writer?

4. What is the purpose of the Satisfactory Help Agency?

5. Describe Borst and his living situation.

6. Why is Cass drawn to Bukowski?

7. Why does Bukowski blame himself for Cass's suicide?

8. Why does Bukowski throw away the newspaper clippings at the end of "Life in a Texas Whorehouse?"

9. How does Danforth take advantage of Bagley after the latter is run through the machine in their office?

10. How does Bukowski find Gloria Westhaven?

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