The Most Beautiful Woman in Town & Other Stories Test | Final Test - Hard

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The Most Beautiful Woman in Town & Other Stories Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 196 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeff do that incites a round of violence in "A Drinking Partner," shocking and disgusting Bukowski?

2. What is Jeff and Bukowski's favorite bar?

3. What does not appear to be one of Tony and Billy's concerns when they steal the corpse?

4. Like many of his contemporaries (including Bukowski), on what has Andre been cheated?

5. Why does Harry reckon he is going to have to kill Ginny and Duke?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Henry Mason's opinions about artists?

2. What happens when Bukowski decides to not correct the visitors' assumption that he himself is Andre?

3. Describe Tito and Baby.

4. Describe some of the preparations taken before the conspiracy to replace the President's brain and larynx with Hitler's own body parts.

5. Describe the ironic encounter between Mason and the waiter at the end of "All the Great Writers."

6. What is significant about the U.S.S. Pueblo?

7. What happens to Blanchard after the attack?

8. Describe Martin Blanchard.

9. Who are some of the famous writers discussed in "The Day We Talk About James Thurber" and why?

10. What are some of the factors Tony and Bill discuss before seeing their stolen corpse for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Bukowski write primarily about people who live on the outskirts of society? What does this suggest about his personal relationship to society? How is this reflected in stories such as "All the Great Writers" and "The Birth, Life, and Death of an Underground Newspaper?" What are some ways that Bukowski allows his writing to infuse poetry into places and people from whom it might not be ordinarily expected? How is this a reflection upon not only Bukowski's skills, but his views on society?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the depictions of abusive relationships in the following format:

Part 1) Tanya and Von Brashlitz.

Part 2) Vicki and Bukowski.

Part 3) Tony and Bill taking advantage of the dead woman's body.

Part 4) Infidelity, as seen in "3 Women" and "Trouble with a Battery."

Part 5) Henry and Sarah from "Six Inches."

Develop a clear thesis statement on this subject and cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Bukowski's fixation on bodily functions in the following format:

Part 1) Sex with many different partners.

Part 2) His anal fixation.

Part 3) The effects of long-term whiskey consumption.

Part 4) Sarah's use of Henry from "Six Inches."

Part 5) The premature aging of the hard-living.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

(see the answer keys)

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