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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bukowski incarcerated in Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1?
(a) For dodging the draft.
(b) For attacking someone.
(c) For murdering someone.
(d) For robbing a store.

2. What is Mad Jimmy wearing?
(a) An old Panama hat.
(b) A brand new Panama hat.
(c) A brand new pair of shoes.
(d) A brand new shirt.

3. What does Bukowski buy with his food coupons in Love it or Leave it?
(a) Milk.
(b) Cans of food.
(c) Cheese and bread.
(d) Beer.

4. According to the narrator in Too Sensitive, what does a man's clean kitchen mean?
(a) He is a clean and organized person.
(b) He is responsible.
(c) He is dull and conditioned.
(d) It means nothing.

5. What does Dan try to do one night while drunk?
(a) Break a statue of the President.
(b) Pull down a statue of the President.
(c) Clean a statue of Jesus.
(d) Pull down a statue of Jesus.

6. How many people tease Mr. Sneed?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

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

8. What does the man in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit think of Bukowski's employment status?
(a) He gives no opinion.
(b) He cannot understand.
(c) He praises his work at the post office.
(d) He sees it as normal.

9. What state is Bukowski in during the summer in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
(a) New York.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Texas.
(d) Missouri.

10. What does Dan say about Bukowski's writing in No Stockings?
(a) He criticizes it.
(b) He avoids the subject.
(c) He praises it.
(d) He is confused.

11. What author does the narrator name in describing something about himself in Goodbye Watson?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Charles Bukowski.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Jack Hendley.

12. What gift does Bukowksi give the couple for their wedding?
(a) A miniature house.
(b) A miniature coffin.
(c) A painting.
(d) A toaster.

13. In Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit, what does the man that approaches Bukowski do?
(a) Criticizes Bukowski's poetry.
(b) Praises Bukowski's poetry.
(c) Praises Bukowski's appearance.
(d) Criticizes Bukowski's appearance.

14. Who does Jack Hendley notice is following him around?
(a) A young woman.
(b) A young man.
(c) An old woman.
(d) An old man.

15. What does the desk clerk give Frank?
(a) A dinner menu.
(b) His lost wallet.
(c) A piece of cheese.
(d) A letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lala do while in the store with her father?

2. In Rape! Rape!, who does Bukowski see upon getting out of the bathroom?

3. What does the man interpret one of Bukowski's poems to be about in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?

4. What job does Dan Skorski quit?

5. How much money do Harry and Madge have in Reunion?

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