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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In section thirteen, the narrator has a post card where a professor states that the narrator is the best poet since which of the following?
(a) Whitman.
(b) Ginsberg.
(c) Wordsworth.
(d) Eliot.

2. According to Bukowski, what percentage of the time is he correct about the results of the boxing matches at the Olympic?
(a) 90.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 50.

3. In section twelve, which of the following places does Bukowski NOT mention as a religious con town?
(a) Dallas.
(b) New York.
(c) L.A.
(d) Philly.

4. What is the name of Bukowski's lady love in section seven?
(a) Julia.
(b) Jane.
(c) Jenny.
(d) June.

5. As section seventeen opens, Henry notes that it is what day of the week?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

6. In section eighteen, Bukowski tells the story of trying to save a man who attempted suicide by what method?
(a) Gas.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Gun.
(d) Drowning.

7. What famous author does Bukowski cite in section nine?
(a) Sartre.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Nietsche.
(d) Camus.

8. What does Jack get out of the freezer toward the end of section fourteen?
(a) Bread.
(b) Hamburger.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Chicken.

9. What is the name of Big Jack's girlfriend in section three?
(a) Shelly.
(b) June.
(c) Tina.
(d) Maggy.

10. Bukowski says in section eighteen that he last tried suicide in what year?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1945.

11. According to the little girl in section eleven, who slapped her?
(a) Freddie.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Marty.
(d) Mother.

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

13. What is the little girl in the doctor's office playing with when Henry arrives?
(a) Balloon.
(b) Doll.
(c) Ball.
(d) Yo-yo.

14. When asked when he last saw his father, which of the following years does Neal say?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1984.

15. To which show tune do Freddie and his daughter dance in section eleven?
(a) Cabaret.
(b) Hello Dolly.
(c) Man of La Mancha.
(d) Chim Chim Cher- Ee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Toward the end of section four, the babysitter keeps comparing Bukowski to which famous writer?

2. What is the name of the police officer who turns Henry's body over at the end of section seventeen?

3. As section one opens, what friend is Bukowski sitting with?

4. How many track police attempt to subdue the angry crowd on the track in section eight?

5. In the foreword, Bukowski mentions that Bryan's beard is what color?

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