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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is knocking at the door when Bukowski wakes up after the card game fight?
(a) Friends.
(b) No one.
(c) Police.
(d) Landlady.

4. In the foreword, Bukowski mentions that Bryan's beard is what color?
(a) Red.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

5. What is the name of Big Jack's girlfriend in section three?
(a) Maggy.
(b) Tina.
(c) June.
(d) Shelly.

Short Answer Questions

1. While in jail for killing Bugsy, what does Bukowski learn was the result of the baseball game?

2. What year does Bukowski say it is at the beginning of section eight?

3. As section eighteen ends, Bukowski is listening to music on his radio from what country?

4. Toward the end of section three, Bukowski gets a letter from his ex-wife. Where does she live?

5. What is the name of Bukowski's friend at the beginning of section sixteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Freddie and his daughter in section eleven.

2. In section ten, how does Moss convince Shareen to let them come over?

3. Bukowski spends some time in the foreword detailing his thoughts about fame and reputation. Explain his sentiments.

4. Describe what letter Bukowski finds in his mailbox when he arrives home at the end of section three.

5. Explain what Neal is doing when Bukowski meets him in section four.

6. How does Bukowski react when his favorite fighter loses to Balanos in section seven?

7. To what does Bukowski compare the smell behind the curtain in section three?

8. What experience does Bukowski have with the Jewish cleaners in section six?

9. Describe the circumstances Bukowski relates in section eighteen about his friend Lou's attempted suicide.

10. Why, in section fourteen, does Jack finally call the police and report himself as a murderer?

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