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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bukowski's foreword, what are the chances that an accepted poem might be published?
(a) 50/50.
(b) 10/90.
(c) 60/40.
(d) 70/30.

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

3. In response to the assassination, Bukowski says HE didn't murder all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) Malcom X.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) George Lincoln Rockwell.

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

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

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

7. In section eight, the official payoff of $5.40 means Bukowski will get $27.00 instead of what possible amount?
(a) $39.00.
(b) $30.00.
(c) $50.00.
(d) $45.00.

8. In what year did Bukowski write the foreword?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1993.

9. When asked to begin writing for Bryan's newspaper, Bukowski began with a review of what?
(a) Papa Hemingway.
(b) A Rose for Emily.
(c) Of Mice and Men.
(d) This Side of Paradise.

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

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

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

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

14. What is the name of Jack's friend who shows up when he sits back down to sew?
(a) Lloyd.
(b) Mike.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Harry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the little girl in section eleven call her father?

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

3. What is the name of the little girl in the doctor's office in section seventeen?

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

5. What time is it in section thirteen as the narrator wakes?

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