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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. Where does Henry wake up the morning after the bar fight?

2. Where does Henry go for a job on Monday?

3. Where does Henry sleep the night?

4. Where does Henry travel to at the beginning of Chapter 23?

5. What does Henry smoke with Carson Gentry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry think of New York when he first arrives?

2. What does Henry do while drunk with his friend, Tim Hunter?

3. How does a relationship develop between Henry and Gertrude?

4. How does Martha upset Henry in the second section?

5. How does Henry lose his job at the dog biscuit factory?

6. What does Henry do while his parents are away?

7. What is Henry's frame of mind when he arrives in New Orleans?

8. How does Henry meet Gertrude?

9. How does Willie's death affect the girls?

10. Describe Henry's first two days in New York.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Henry's attitude towards work? Why has Henry has developed this attitude? What kind of job would Henry enjoy and excel at?

Essay Topic 2

What does Bukowski express about liberty in his novel? In what ways are Bukowski and his career an example of American liberty?

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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