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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward the end of section three, Bukowski gets a letter from his ex-wife. Where does she live?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) North Hollywood.
(c) Pasadena.
(d) Arizona.

2. In section eight, the official payoff of $5.40 means Bukowski will get $27.00 instead of what possible amount?
(a) $30.00.
(b) $45.00.
(c) $50.00.
(d) $39.00.

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

4. The other patients are reading all BUT WHICH of the following magazines when Henry arrives at the doctor's office?
(a) Look.
(b) Time.
(c) Life.
(d) Newsweek.

5. From which publication does Bukowski mention that Bryan was fired?
(a) L.A. Free Press.
(b) L.A. Open Press.
(c) Herald-Examiner.
(d) Herald Free Press.

6. Toward the end of section four, the babysitter keeps comparing Bukowski to which famous writer?
(a) Kerouac.
(b) Ginsberg.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Steinbeck.

7. Bukowski says in his foreword that Bryan is a type of crazy idealist and what?
(a) Purist.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Zealot.
(d) Idiot.

8. What is the name of the ex-miner friend Bukowski saves in section eighteen?
(a) Lou.
(b) Ricky.
(c) Henry.
(d) Glen.

9. According to section twelve, revolution is all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Madness.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Blood.
(d) Guts.

10. In section six, Bukowski notes that all the so-called artists in the Village are wearing what type of hat?
(a) Berets.
(b) Cowboy hats.
(c) Top hats.
(d) Baseball hats.

11. As section eleven opens, Freddie tells his boss he hasn't been to work because he's building what scientific device?
(a) Kline bottle.
(b) Leyden jar.
(c) Tesla coil.
(d) Generator.

12. What does the little girl in section eleven call her father?
(a) Fry.
(b) Papa.
(c) Daddy.
(d) Freddie.

13. What kind of dog guards L's house in section fifteen?
(a) Doberman.
(b) German shepherd.
(c) Pit bull.
(d) Rottweiler.

14. When Neal is killed, which friend calls Bukowski to tell him?
(a) Kerouac.
(b) Jack.
(c) Jason.
(d) Bryan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In section three, where does Bukowski initially believe that he is?

2. Bukowski closes section twelve by saying that he hopes it made you spill what sort of beverage?

3. In section seven, what nationality is the announcer at the Olympic?

4. What is the little girl in the doctor's office playing with when Henry arrives?

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

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