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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. How much does it cost Bukowski to rent a room for a week in section twenty-three?
2. In section thirty, Bukowski stays out of local fighting by saying that he is which nationality?
3. In section twenty-six, what is the name of the friend who teaches poetry at an insane asylum?
4. What is the name of the woman at the beginning of section thirty-seven?
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 Bukowski's experience in the tough bar in section twenty-one.
2. What happens in section twenty-nine when Mary brings Eddie and the Duchess to Bukowski's place?
3. Describe how Bukowski meets the woman who ends up at his place in section nineteen.
4. Describe Bukowski's housing situation in section twenty-three.
5. What is Yevonna like physically before her marriage to Hank, and how does that change after the marriage in section forty?
6. Describe how Bukowski earns $50 in section thirty-four.
7. Describe what happened to Felica after she and Hank ran away from Yevonna in section forty.
8. Describe how Hank finally gets rid of William in section twenty-seven.
9. What goes wrong with the plan to strike it rich in section thirty-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
In general, Bukowski writes autobiographically. Has he truly experienced everything he writes about? Or has he made a lot of it up? Write a persuasive essay arguing one way or the other, and be sure to include supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss Bukowski's view of death based on his comments in the book. Be sure to include quotes and other necessary supporting information.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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