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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author does Bukowski encourage people to read in section twenty-five?
(a) Coppo.
(b) Mussi.
(c) Petrarca.
(d) Boccaccio.

2. In section thirty-nine, Bukowski says he attended Los Angeles High School during which decade?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1940s.

3. In the letter in section twenty-six, the writer says that it all begins and ends with what?
(a) Sex.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Money.
(d) Mailbox.

4. Who wrote the letter in section twenty-six?
(a) Shirley.
(b) June.
(c) Lana.
(d) Meggy.

5. Toward the end of section twenty-four, to which state does Bukowski's ex-wife move?
(a) Arizona.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) Alaska.

6. What is the name of Bukowski's accomplice in section thirty-five?
(a) Steinfelt.
(b) Celine.
(c) Maxfield.
(d) Marcel.

7. Hank is finally forced to move his family to Yevonna's mother's house in section forty. In which of the following towns does the mother live?
(a) Burbank.
(b) Glendale.
(c) San Gabriel.
(d) Pasadena.

8. In section twenty-six, what is the name of the friend who teaches poetry at an insane asylum?
(a) Lana.
(b) Shirley.
(c) Meggy.
(d) June.

9. In section thirty-three, Bukowski asks his friend if he likes girls of what age?
(a) 35.
(b) 15.
(c) 42.
(d) 26.

10. When Bukowski's ex-girlfriend returns after their fight, which of the following men does she bring with her?
(a) Harry.
(b) Henry.
(c) Jim.
(d) Eddie.

11. In which of the following cities does section twenty-three take place?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) New York.
(d) Sacramento.

12. What color are the child's eyes in section twenty?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

13. What is the name of Henry's neighbor who keeps birds in section twenty-two?
(a) Jim.
(b) Harry.
(c) Carl.
(d) Charles.

14. In section nineteen, the kids say that on the previous weekend Bukowski was dancing with what household item?
(a) Broom.
(b) Ironing board.
(c) Vacuum cleaner.
(d) Mop.

15. What is the name of Bukowski's ex-girlfriend in section twenty-nine?
(a) June.
(b) Mary.
(c) Shirley.
(d) Ann.

Short Answer Questions

1. In section thirty-five Bukowski tells his friend that it's not actually difficult to understand which author?

2. As section twenty-two opens, what relative of Henry's has died?

3. What is the name of the young black girl Bukowski likes in section thirty-one?

4. What is the name of the stripper in section thirty-seven?

5. What is the name of the woman at the beginning of section thirty-seven?

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