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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what Italian city does section five take place?
(a) Milan.
(b) Venice.
(c) Rome.
(d) Naples.

4. In section seven, what nationality is the announcer at the Olympic?
(a) Irish.
(b) German.
(c) Russian.
(d) Italian.

5. What color is the car Neal nearly hits while driving in section four?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

6. In the letter Bukowski's ex-wife sends him, she says that he should attend poetry readings at which church?
(a) Unitarian Church.
(b) Methodist Church.
(c) Baptist Church.
(d) Evangelical Church.

7. Which of the friends says, in section ten, that some men just aren't any good with women and that he personally never has been?
(a) Bukowski.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Moss.
(d) Bird.

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

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

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

11. Who is knocking at the door when Bukowski wakes up after the card game fight?
(a) Landlady.
(b) No one.
(c) Police.
(d) Friends.

12. The baseball-playing angel in section two does interviews with all BUT WHICH of the following magazines?
(a) Life.
(b) Time.
(c) Look.
(d) Newsweek.

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

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

15. What is the name of Jack's wife in section fourteen?
(a) Minnie.
(b) Maria.
(c) Becky.
(d) Jane.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what country does Henry's doctor come in section seventeen?

2. As section eight begins, how much money is Bukowski down?

3. The other patients are reading all BUT WHICH of the following magazines when Henry arrives at the doctor's office?

4. Bukowski says in section twelve that he's on the side of what?

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

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