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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. What is the name of the horse that punches through the angry crowd at the racetrack?
(a) Quadrant.
(b) Off.
(c) Greyhound.
(d) Rich Desire.

2. In what year did Bukowski write the foreword?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1976.

3. When Bukowski leaves the apartment after the card game fight, to which city does he take a bus?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Portland.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Dallas.

4. What year does Bukowski say it is at the beginning of section eight?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1972.

5. What is the name of Henry's girlfriend in section seventeen?
(a) Mary Ann.
(b) Gloria.
(c) June.
(d) Jenny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous holiday newspaper cover did Bryan have a problem with when he was fired?

2. What is the name of the woman Moss calls toward the end of section ten?

3. As section seventeen opens, Henry notes that it is what day of the week?

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

5. As section ten opens, which team has won the ballgame?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Bukowski's concerns about revolution as discussed in section twelve.

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

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

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

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

7. What do Moss and Anderson decide in the course of their discussion about the laws of nature in regard to mating practices?

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

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

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

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