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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As section nine ends, Bukowski tells the story of a conversation with a psychiatrist friend in what town?
(a) Santa Fe.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) New York.
(d) Dallas.

2. When Bukowski goes to have his clothes cleaned in section six, what clothing item do the store owners sell him instead?
(a) Jeans.
(b) Suit.
(c) Underwear.
(d) T-shirts.

3. How many track police attempt to subdue the angry crowd on the track in section eight?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

4. In section three, how much money does Big Jack say Bukowski owes him?
(a) 60.
(b) 30.
(c) 120.
(d) 40.

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

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

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

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

9. 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) Arizona.
(d) Pasadena.

10. Bukowski closes section twelve by saying that he hopes it made you spill what sort of beverage?
(a) Water.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Soda.
(d) Tea.

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

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

13. Bukowski says in section eight that if he has any advice for anyone it's to take up what?
(a) Writing.
(b) Racing.
(c) Painting.
(d) Gambling.

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

15. What is the name of the woman Moss calls toward the end of section ten?
(a) Mary Lou.
(b) Jane.
(c) Shareen.
(d) Madeline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Bukowski's friend at the beginning of section sixteen?

2. According to Bukowski's friend, during the murder he witnessed the killers used what to murder their victim?

3. As section fourteen opens, what is the woman at the door selling?

4. During the fight in section two, Bukowski wishes that any BUT WHICH of the following would put a stop to it?

5. While in jail for killing Bugsy, what does Bukowski learn was the result of the baseball game?

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