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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the child's eyes in section twenty?

2. In section thirty-two, Bukowski says that if you'd like to know who your friends are you should get what?

3. What is the name of Henry's neighbor who keeps birds in section twenty-two?

4. At the end of section forty, what is the room number Hank winds up in?

5. When Bukowski's ex-girlfriend returns after their fight, which of the following men does she bring with her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how Hank finally gets rid of William in section twenty-seven.

4. Describe Bukowski's relationship with Renie in section thirty-seven.

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

6. Describe how Bukowski meets the woman who ends up at his place in section nineteen.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Bukowski's true opinion of women? Pick three of the women from the book with whom he interacts and build a thesis based on his treatment of those three women. Include supporting information from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss Bukowski's view of marriage based on the two marriages he has in his book. Include supporting information from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Is Yevonna actually mentally troubled, or is she merely "playing possum" because she's unhappy with Bukowski/Radowski? Develop a thesis and write a persuasive essay taking one view or the other. Be sure to include supporting information from the text.

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