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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In section sixteen, how old is Bukowski's friend?
(a) 21.
(b) 49.
(c) 32.
(d) 16.

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

3. Which famous holiday newspaper cover did Bryan have a problem with when he was fired?
(a) Rosh Hashanah.
(b) New Year.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Ramadan.

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

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

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

7. When Bukowski began writing for Bryan's newspaper, who was the author of the piece reviewed?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) William Faulkner.
(c) John Steinbeck.
(d) A.E. Hotchner.

8. After the saleswoman leaves, Jack remembers that there are how many dead bodies in his house?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

10. In his foreword, what does Bukowski say is the name of John Bryan's underground newspaper?
(a) Bryan's Post.
(b) Free City.
(c) Open City.
(d) Revolutionary City.

11. During the fight in section two, Bukowski wishes that any BUT WHICH of the following would put a stop to it?
(a) God.
(b) Police.
(c) Friends.
(d) Landlady.

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

13. What item does Bukowski steal from L as they prepare to leave the old man's house?
(a) Wallet.
(b) Dog.
(c) Vase.
(d) Books.

14. What does Freddie use to kill Marty when Marty and the mother come to pick up the little girl?
(a) Poison.
(b) Butcher knife.
(c) Gun.
(d) Beer bottle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which writer does Bukowski quote in section five as saying, "to have great poets we need great audiences?"

2. In section five Bukowski says he finds there are other things besides the mind, including all BUT WHICH of the following?

3. What is the name of Jack's wife in section fourteen?

4. What does Bukowski's friend carry in an elastic strap on his arm in section sixteen?

5. At the end of section ten, Moss tells the woman he calls that he's been thinking about a dress she wore. What color was the dress?

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