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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 is Feldman trying to do at the same time as collecting insurance?

2. What kind of music does Henry like to listen to at home?

3. What is the name of Henry's new landlady?

4. What does Henry say is worth seeing at Montie's cafe?

5. What is the name of the manager's secretary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry lose his job at the auto brakes company?

2. What is Henry's excuse for walking funny?

3. What is Henry's role in the clothing store?

4. What is Henry's attitude at his job at the Times newspaper?

5. Summarize the fifth section.

6. Summarize the eight section.

7. What is Janeway Smithson's role at the Yellow Cab Company?

8. What does Smithson tell the men he will teach them?

9. How does Henry get fired from his job as a janitor?

10. Who does Henry work with at the bicycle shop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Bukowski view the post war society? What impact has his writing had on literature? Has his impact been mainly positive or mainly negative?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country in which the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

How does Bukoski represent sex? How did people in the 70s perceive Bukowski's representations of sex? How do people today perceive Bukowski's representations of sex?

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