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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit, where does Bukowski work?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) College campus.
(c) Publisher.
(d) Post office.

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

3. Where does Dan spend much of his time while at work?
(a) At Griffo's.
(b) At the post office.
(c) In Signo's house.
(d) In his own office.

4. What does Bukowski argue about the human toll of his friend's suggestion?
(a) The toll is worth the aftermath.
(b) He thinks some humans need to be lost for any great change.
(c) He is fine with it as long as he is okay.
(d) The cost is too great for such little progress.

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

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

7. What job does Dan Skorski quit?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Post office.
(c) Rubber processing plant.
(d) Writing.

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

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

10. What does Bukowski give the fat woman's son in Rape! Rape!?
(a) A toy.
(b) A dollar.
(c) A hug.
(d) A cookie.

11. What is the weather like where Bukowski is staying in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
(a) Cool.
(b) Cold.
(c) Average weather.
(d) Unbearably hot.

12. In Goodbye Watson, why does the narrator wake up soaking wet?
(a) From sleeping in the bathtub.
(b) It is not explained.
(c) From his friend pouring water on him to wake him up.
(d) Rain from an open window.

13. Who does Bukowski drink heavily with prior to the Great Zen Wedding ceremony?
(a) Hollis.
(b) Harvey.
(c) Zen Master.
(d) Roy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator of Goodbye Watson go before he started attending horse races?

2. Who does Chinasky avoid at a party?

3. In Rape! Rape!, where does Bukowski follow the woman he sees?

4. In Goodbye Watson, where does the narrator go after he wakes up?

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

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