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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the woman at the beginning of section twenty-eight weigh?
(a) 275 pounds.
(b) 150 pounds.
(c) 180 pounds.
(d) 300 pounds.

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

3. In section thirty-two, Bukowski says that if you'd like to know who your friends are you should get what?
(a) Lottery ticket.
(b) Beautiful wife.
(c) Fancy house.
(d) Jail sentence.

4. As section twenty-two opens, what relative of Henry's has died?
(a) Daughter.
(b) Sister.
(c) Niece.
(d) Mother.

5. What is the woman's name in section twenty-eight?
(a) Ann.
(b) Meggy.
(c) Shirley.
(d) June.

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

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) Pasadena.
(b) Burbank.
(c) San Gabriel.
(d) Glendale.

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

9. At the end of section thirty-six, the prisoner is taken to the torture chamber after he says he reads which newspaper?
(a) Open City.
(b) Free Post.
(c) Revolution City.
(d) Bryan's Post.

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

11. In section thirty-six, the man being questioned states that a brave man is one who doesn't know what a _______ is.
(a) Lion.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Alligator.
(d) Shark.

12. What is the name of Bukowski's boss in section twenty-one?
(a) Bill.
(b) Henry.
(c) Jim.
(d) Carl.

13. In section thirty-four, the crying man has recordings of which famous composer?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Chopin.
(d) Bach.

14. What is the name of the man sharing Bukowski's apartment with whom he has the unintended sexual encounter in section twenty-seven?
(a) Hank.
(b) Jim.
(c) William.
(d) Henry.

15. What is the name of the scrub woman Bukowski mentions in section twenty-seven?
(a) June.
(b) Meggy.
(c) Helen.
(d) Shirley.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does it cost Bukowski to rent a room for a week in section twenty-three?

2. What item of clothing does the woman take when she leaves Bukowski's place in section nineteen?

3. What is the name of the man at the beginning of section thirty-six?

4. What is the name of Henry's dead father's girlfriend in section twenty-two?

5. What is the name of Henry's neighbor who keeps birds in section twenty-two?

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