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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. While in jail for killing Bugsy, what does Bukowski learn was the result of the baseball game?
(a) Blues lost.
(b) Blues won.
(c) Tied game.
(d) He doesn't find out.

2. As section three begins, what instrument does Bukowski sit down to play?
(a) Fiddle.
(b) Saxophone.
(c) Piano.
(d) Guitar.

3. In section twelve, Bukowski says to avoid all BUT WHICH of the following authors?
(a) Shaw.
(b) Faulkner.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Camus.

4. When Bukowski finds himself outside Yankee Stadium in section six, which former Yankee player does he mention as his boyhood hero?
(a) Lou Gehrig.
(b) Joe Dimaggio.
(c) Babe Ruth.
(d) Yogi Berra.

5. In section seven, what nationality is the announcer at the Olympic?
(a) Italian.
(b) Russian.
(c) German.
(d) Irish.

Short Answer Questions

1. While sitting at the racetrack, Bukowski notes that the track doubled the parking fee to what amount?

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

3. According to Freddie in section eleven, people are made of all BUT WHICH of the following?

4. When talking to Big Jack, Bukowski finally figures out that he is where?

5. The other patients are reading all BUT WHICH of the following magazines when Henry arrives at the doctor's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of section one, what explanation does Bukowski give for the fight with Elf?

2. Why, according to section twelve, is Bukowski happy to be living in the age he is despite the chaos and corruption?

3. Explain Jimmy Crispin's reasons for wanting to play baseball in section two.

4. Based on the foreword, describe the process by which this book came to be.

5. During the discussion of John Bryan, what reason does Bukowski give for Bryan's termination from the Herald-Examiner?

6. What does Bukowski say after relating the rant from the sportscaster who wants to lock up the mad?

7. As section fifteen begins, what early comment does Bukowski make about L that foreshadows his dislike of the man?

8. What does Bukowski mean at the end of section five when he says, "who cares about a dead battery?"

9. In section nine, Bukowski has what to say in response to the assassinations of Kennedy, King, and Malcolm X?

10. What begins the major argument between Bukowski and L in section fifteen?

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