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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jon go shopping for when he gets no response from Friedman?

2. What does Jon tell Hank is well underway after having complications with Friedman?

3. What do Hank and Sarah tour in Part 8?

4. Who draws Hank and Sarah's attention at the party with Friedman's attorney?

5. Where does Francois say he is going after the fire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe how the events of "Hollywood: A Novel by Charles Bukowski" lack connection from incident to incident and how these events seem more episodic than congruent.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Francois's counting his chickens in Part 6 foreshadows the bad omen that befalls him and Jon.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe how the events of "Hollywood: A Novel by Charles Bukowski" is based on a thin layer of fiction.

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