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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. As section thirteen opens, the narrator says they were right when they said not to mix pills with what form of alcohol?
(a) Cognac.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Rum.
(d) Whiskey.

2. When Bukowski's friend witnessed a murder, what does he say the killers gave him to keep him quiet?
(a) Wallet.
(b) Money.
(c) Coat.
(d) Knife.

3. Which of the friends says, in section ten, that some men just aren't any good with women and that he personally never has been?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Moss.
(c) Bukowski.
(d) Bird.

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

5. In his foreword, what does Bukowski say is the name of John Bryan's underground newspaper?
(a) Bryan's Post.
(b) Open City.
(c) Free City.
(d) Revolutionary City.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In section one, what item does the Filipino man guarding Bukowski's door have in his hand?

3. As section three begins, what instrument does Bukowski sit down to play?

4. According to section twelve, revolution is all BUT WHICH of the following?

5. In his introduction of Kerouac, Bukowski says Kerouac personally knows all BUT WHICH of the following poets?

Short Essay Questions

1. In section fourteen, where are the bodies located in the house?

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

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

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

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

6. Explain who saws off Jimmy Crispin's wings in section two, and why.

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

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

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

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

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