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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. In which of the following towns does section twenty-eight take place?
(a) Kansas City.
(b) Philly.
(c) New York.
(d) Atlanta.
2. What item does Bukowski's friend take from him at the end of section thirty-three?
(a) Phone.
(b) Wallet.
(c) Watch.
(d) Keys.
3. Toward the end of section twenty-four, to which state does Bukowski's ex-wife move?
(a) California.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Texas.
4. In section nineteen, the kids say that on the previous weekend Bukowski was dancing with what household item?
(a) Broom.
(b) Vacuum cleaner.
(c) Mop.
(d) Ironing board.
5. In which of the following cities does section twenty-one take place?
(a) Kansas City.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New York.
(d) Philly.
Short Answer Questions
1. In section twenty-six, what is the name of the friend who teaches poetry at an insane asylum?
2. How much does the woman at the beginning of section twenty-eight weigh?
3. As section twenty-three ends, Bukowski heads to which of the following cities?
4. What is the name of the stripper in section thirty-seven?
5. During section twenty-one, Bukowski says that his writing was featured in a portfolio with work from all BUT WHICH of the following authors?
Short Essay Questions
1. In section twenty-four, describe the relationship between Bukowski and his wife.
2. What revelation is given about Bukowski and Henry at the end of section twenty-two?
3. Describe how Bukowski earns $50 in section thirty-four.
4. Describe Bukowski's experience in the tough bar in section twenty-one.
5. Describe Bukowski's housing situation in section twenty-three.
6. Describe the conflict between Elsie and the cabbie in section thirty-one.
7. What is the relationship between the two speakers in section twenty, and what evidence suggests it?
8. Describe what happens when Bukowski picks up the young prostitute and her lesbian manager in section twenty-five.
9. How does the landlady in section twenty-eight respond to the broken bed?
10. What happens in section thirty-eight when Bukowski goes home drunk?
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