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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Bukowski steal from L as they prepare to leave the old man's house?
(a) Dog.
(b) Wallet.
(c) Vase.
(d) Books.

2. When introducing readers to Kerouac, Bukowski mentions that his friend is from which part of New York?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Bronx.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Queens.

3. What year does Bukowski say it is at the beginning of section eight?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1959.

4. In section three, where does Bukowski initially believe that he is?
(a) Pasadena.
(b) Arizona.
(c) North Hollywood.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. What time is it in section thirteen as the narrator wakes?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 12 a.m.
(c) 5 p.m.
(d) 8 p.m.

6. According to section nine, what is it that makes Reagan right and everyone else so wrong?
(a) Speech writers.
(b) Fame.
(c) Facts.
(d) God.

7. According to Bukowski's foreword, what are the chances that an accepted poem might be published?
(a) 10/90.
(b) 50/50.
(c) 60/40.
(d) 70/30.

8. How long ago did professors start knocking at the narrator's door in section thirteen?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 years.

9. What does Freddie use to kill Marty when Marty and the mother come to pick up the little girl?
(a) Butcher knife.
(b) Gun.
(c) Beer bottle.
(d) Poison.

10. What nationality is L's butler in section fifteen?
(a) French.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Russian.
(d) Chinese.

11. At the end of section ten, Moss tells the woman he calls that he's been thinking about a dress she wore. What color was the dress?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

12. Bukowski says, during the final baseball game, that the Blues are behind 10 to 0 by which inning?
(a) 9th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 3rd.

13. In section one, what item does the Filipino man guarding Bukowski's door have in his hand?
(a) Shotgun.
(b) Hammer.
(c) Axe.
(d) Knife.

14. As section fourteen opens, what is the woman at the door selling?
(a) Encyclopedias.
(b) Sour cream.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Flowers.

15. What is the name of Bukowski's friend at the beginning of section fifteen?
(a) Howard.
(b) Jensen.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. In section six, Bukowski notes that all the so-called artists in the Village are wearing what type of hat?

2. As section eighteen ends, Bukowski is listening to music on his radio from what country?

3. As section nine begins, Bukowski says that the main problem with the Kennedy assassination is that we lose gains in all BUT WHICH of the following areas?

4. In section eighteen, Bukowski tells the story of trying to save a man who attempted suicide by what method?

5. In section five Bukowski says he finds there are other things besides the mind, including all BUT WHICH of the following?

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