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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In which of the following towns does section thirty take place?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. In section thirty, Bukowski stays out of local fighting by saying that he is which nationality?
(a) Chinese.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Italian.

6. What is the name of the young black girl Bukowski likes in section thirty-one?
(a) Elsie.
(b) Edith.
(c) May.
(d) Mary.

7. According to section thirty-eight, what is the name of Bukowski's father?
(a) Charles.
(b) Harry.
(c) Jim.
(d) Henry.

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

9. During section twenty-one, Bukowski says that his writing was featured in a portfolio with work from all BUT WHICH of the following authors?
(a) Lorca.
(b) Miller.
(c) Sartre.
(d) Kerouac.

10. What is the name of Bukowski's friend in section thirty-three?
(a) Harry.
(b) Henry.
(c) Jack.
(d) Lou.

11. According to section twenty-seven, how much money did it take for Bukowski to have a party in his room?
(a) $5.00.
(b) $30.00.
(c) $2.00.
(d) $15.00.

12. In section twenty-five, Bukowski says a man can go ____ years without sex but can die in a week without a bowel movement.
(a) 45.
(b) 70.
(c) 20.
(d) 100.

13. In section thirty-eight, Bukowski says his mother was from what country?
(a) China.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Bukowski's ex-girlfriend in section twenty-nine?

2. What item does Bukowski's friend take from him at the end of section thirty-three?

3. What is the name of the woman Bukowski plans to marry in section twenty-four?

4. When Bukowski leaves the party in section nineteen and decides not to drive, how many blocks does he say he has to walk?

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

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