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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. When Bukowski leaves the party in section nineteen and decides not to drive, how many blocks does he say he has to walk?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 25.
(d) 2.

2. Section thirty-two says that if you'd like to know where God is, you should ask who?
(a) A drunk.
(b) A priest.
(c) A child.
(d) A soldier.

3. When Bukowski finds the woman with car trouble and takes her back to his place, what does she say her husband's name is?
(a) Joe.
(b) Frank.
(c) Bill.
(d) Carl.

4. What is the name of the woman Bukowski plans to marry in section twenty-four?
(a) June.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Marianne.
(d) Shirley.

5. In which of the following towns does section twenty-eight take place?
(a) Philly.
(b) New York.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Kansas City.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the prostitute Bukowski finds at the bar in section twenty-five?

2. What is the name of the man sharing Bukowski's apartment with whom he has the unintended sexual encounter in section twenty-seven?

3. At the end of section thirty-one, which of the following tells Bukowski about Sunderson's murder?

4. What item does Bukowski's friend take from him at the end of section thirty-three?

5. In which of the following cities does section twenty-three take place?

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 Lou's plan to strike it rich in section thirty-three.

4. Describe what happens when Bukowski picks up the young prostitute and her lesbian manager in section twenty-five.

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

6. Describe Bukowski's experience in the tough bar in section twenty-one.

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

8. What revelation is given about Bukowski and Henry at the end of section twenty-two?

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

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

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