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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the name of the beautiful woman that Bugsy probably uses to distract J.C. while cutting off his wings?
(a) Emily.
(b) Helena.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Caroline.

8. According to Freddie in section eleven, people are made of all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Anger.
(b) Pain.
(c) Bones.
(d) Blood.

9. Upon arriving at L's house, Bukowski notes that there's a guitar worth how much money laying in the porch swing?
(a) $85.
(b) $125.
(c) $800.
(d) $250.

10. When talking to Big Jack, Bukowski finally figures out that he is where?
(a) Pasadena.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) North Hollywood.
(d) Arizona.

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

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

13. What is the name of the little girl in the doctor's office in section seventeen?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Gloria.
(c) June.
(d) Mary Ann.

14. As section eighteen ends, Bukowski is listening to music on his radio from what country?
(a) Hungary.
(b) Japan.
(c) Britain.
(d) America.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which famous holiday newspaper cover did Bryan have a problem with when he was fired?

3. What does Jack get out of the freezer toward the end of section fourteen?

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

5. What item does Bukowski steal from L as they prepare to leave the old man's house?

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