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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. During section twenty-one, Bukowski says that his writing was featured in a portfolio with work from all BUT WHICH of the following authors?
(a) Miller.
(b) Lorca.
(c) Sartre.
(d) Kerouac.

2. In section thirty-four, the crying man has recordings of which famous composer?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Chopin.
(d) Bach.

3. According to section twenty-seven, how much money did it take for Bukowski to have a party in his room?
(a) $30.00.
(b) $2.00.
(c) $5.00.
(d) $15.00.

4. What is the maid's name in section forty?
(a) Mary Ann.
(b) Marchianne.
(c) Felica.
(d) Dominga.

5. In section nineteen, the kids say that on the previous weekend Bukowski was dancing with what household item?
(a) Mop.
(b) Vacuum cleaner.
(c) Ironing board.
(d) Broom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Henry's dead father's girlfriend in section twenty-two?

2. What is the name of the Colonel in section thirty-nine who runs the ROTC program?

3. In section thirty-nine, Bukowski says he attended Los Angeles High School during which decade?

4. What item of clothing does the woman take when she leaves Bukowski's place in section nineteen?

5. At the end of section thirty-six, the prisoner is taken to the torture chamber after he says he reads which newspaper?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the landlady in section twenty-eight respond to the broken bed?

2. What is the relationship between the two speakers in section twenty, and what evidence suggests it?

3. Describe how Bukowski earns $50 in section thirty-four.

4. What is the letter Bukowski relates in section twenty-six?

5. What goes wrong with the plan to strike it rich in section thirty-three?

6. Describe the conflict between Elsie and the cabbie in section thirty-one.

7. What happens in section thirty-eight when Bukowski goes home drunk?

8. What happens in section twenty-nine when Mary brings Eddie and the Duchess to Bukowski's place?

9. Why does the superior officer in section thirty-six finally order Stirkoff to be taken to the torture chamber?

10. Describe Bukowski's housing situation in section twenty-three.

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