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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 is the name of Bukowski's boss in section twenty-one?
2. In section thirty-four, the crying man has recordings of which famous composer?
3. How much does it cost Bukowski to rent a room for a week in section twenty-three?
4. In section thirty-two, Bukowski says that if you'd like to know who your friends are you should get what?
5. In section forty, Hank learns that Felica is what relation to Yevonna?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Lou's plan to strike it rich in section thirty-three.
2. Describe what happened to Felica after she and Hank ran away from Yevonna in section forty.
3. Describe how Hank finally gets rid of William in section twenty-seven.
4. Why does the superior officer in section thirty-six finally order Stirkoff to be taken to the torture chamber?
5. Describe how Bukowski meets the woman who ends up at his place in section nineteen.
6. Describe what happens when Bukowski picks up the young prostitute and her lesbian manager in section twenty-five.
7. What is the letter Bukowski relates in section twenty-six?
8. Describe the conflict between Elsie and the cabbie in section thirty-one.
9. What is the relationship between the two speakers in section twenty, and what evidence suggests it?
10. What happens in section thirty-eight when Bukowski goes home drunk?
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
In what ways is Bukowski perfectly suited to his column? Could he write it for a more traditional newspaper? In a well-developed essay, analyze three characteristics of Bukowski's personality that make this column the perfect outlet for him.
Essay Topic 3
How does Bukowski see his place in the world? Pick three of his major personality traits and discuss the ways in which those three things shape his life. Be sure to include supporting information from the text.
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