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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. At the end of section forty, what is the room number Hank winds up in?
2. Yevonna says in section forty that she loves which of the following that many people dislike?
3. What is the name of the scrub woman Bukowski mentions in section twenty-seven?
4. In section thirty-three, Bukowski asks his friend if he likes girls of what age?
5. What author does Bukowski encourage people to read in section twenty-five?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the relationship between the two speakers in section twenty, and what evidence suggests it?
2. Describe how Bukowski meets the woman who ends up at his place in section nineteen.
3. Describe Lou's plan to strike it rich in section thirty-three.
4. What is Yevonna like physically before her marriage to Hank, and how does that change after the marriage in section forty?
5. What revelation is given about Bukowski and Henry at the end of section twenty-two?
6. What happens in section thirty-eight when Bukowski goes home drunk?
7. Describe what happened to Felica after she and Hank ran away from Yevonna in section forty.
8. How does the landlady in section twenty-eight respond to the broken bed?
9. Describe Bukowski's housing situation in section twenty-three.
10. Describe Bukowski's relationship with Renie in section thirty-seven.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Bukowski's time at the Olympic with his time at the race track. What lessons does he learn from each place? Include supporting information from the appropriate sections.
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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