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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. According to section twelve, revolution is all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Madness.
(b) Guts.
(c) Blood.
(d) Romantic.

2. What kind of dog guards L's house in section fifteen?
(a) German shepherd.
(b) Doberman.
(c) Pit bull.
(d) Rottweiler.

3. When Bukowski began writing for Bryan's newspaper, who was the author of the piece reviewed?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) John Steinbeck.
(c) William Faulkner.
(d) A.E. Hotchner.

4. What happens to the narrator at the end of section thirteen?
(a) He passes out.
(b) He goes to work.
(c) His girlfriend shows up.
(d) He dies.

5. After leaving New York at the end of section six, to which town does Bukowski go?
(a) Omaha.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) Denver.
(d) Joplin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Bukowski lose after the angel loses his wings and is unable to play the final game?

2. In section five Bukowski says he finds there are other things besides the mind, including all BUT WHICH of the following?

3. Bukowski says in his foreword that Bryan is a type of crazy idealist and what?

4. In the letter Bukowski's ex-wife sends him, she says that he should attend poetry readings at which church?

5. What does Jack get out of the freezer toward the end of section fourteen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In section seven, by what process does Bukowski pick the fight winners at the Olympic?

3. Explain why Bukowski is tired of the bar scene in section sixteen.

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

7. In section sixteen, explain what event Red says he witnessed for which he was given a wallet to keep quiet.

8. In section eight, what does Bukowski have to say about philosophers?

9. What does the narrator finally discover about dying at the end of section thirteen?

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

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