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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In his introduction of Kerouac, Bukowski says Kerouac personally knows all BUT WHICH of the following poets?
(a) Ginsberg.
(b) Creeley.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Lamantia.

3. In section twelve, Bukowski says the boys in the parks are led by all BUT WHICH of the following poets?
(a) Genet.
(b) Ginsberg.
(c) Burroughs.
(d) Kerouac.

4. Which writer does Bukowski quote in section five as saying, "to have great poets we need great audiences?"
(a) Creeley.
(b) Lamantia.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Ginsberg.

5. What happens to the narrator at the end of section thirteen?
(a) He dies.
(b) He goes to work.
(c) His girlfriend shows up.
(d) He passes out.

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

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

8. 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) Wordsworth.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Eliot.
(d) Ginsberg.

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

10. As section one opens, what friend is Bukowski sitting with?
(a) George.
(b) Sam.
(c) Elf.
(d) Wolfe.

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

12. When Bukowski arrives in his room in the Village in New York, what item does he find in the room that he considers useless?
(a) Pottery wheel.
(b) Easel.
(c) Dictionary.
(d) Typewriter.

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

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

15. While sitting at the racetrack, Bukowski notes that the track doubled the parking fee to what amount?
(a) 50 cents.
(b) $2.00.
(c) $1.00.
(d) $6.00.

Short Answer Questions

1. When asked to begin writing for Bryan's newspaper, Bukowski began with a review of what?

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

3. What color is the car Neal nearly hits while driving in section four?

4. In section ten, at whose apartment are the friends spending Saturday night?

5. At the end of section sixteen, Bukowski does what?

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