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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lala do while in the store with her father?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Makes a scene.
(c) Asks him many questions.
(d) Steals products.

2. Where does Bukowski go after the mechanic?
(a) The horse track.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) A bar.
(d) Home.

3. What does Duke do at night?
(a) Leaves his family forever.
(b) Goes to work at the grocery store.
(c) Robs a liquor store.
(d) Reads Lala a bedtime story.

4. Who has prevented Jack Hendley from preparing his bets in advance?
(a) His wife.
(b) His brother.
(c) A house guest.
(d) The other gamblers.

5. Why does Duke's wife scold him in A .45 to Pay the Rent?
(a) Because he let Lala pick the groceries.
(b) Because he spent too much money.
(c) Because he cheated on her.
(d) Because he left Lala in the car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Bukowski feel within himself in A Rain of Women?

2. What author does the narrator name in describing something about himself in Goodbye Watson?

3. In Night Streets of Madness, who does Bukowski think about having a conversation with?

4. What does the woman that Bukowski approaches in I Shot a Man in Reno pull out?

5. What is the name of one of the boys who teases Mr. Sneed?

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