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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. Who drops in to see Henry with a bottle of wine?

2. What kind of biscuits are made at the factory where Henry works?

3. Where does Henry go with Tim?

4. What does Henry contemplate doing as he waits alone in his room?

5. What does Henry pawn in this section?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Willie's relationship with the three girls?

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

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

5. Describe Henry's job in the ladies dress shop.

6. How is Henry trying to develop his writing career in the fourth section?

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

8. How does Billy-Boy help Henry in the third section?

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

10. Summarize the fourth section.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the construction of Bukowski's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Bukowski's argument?

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

How does Bukowski represent alcoholism in his novel? How does Chinaski's habit affect his daily life? What kind of person would Chinaski have been without the alcoholism?

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