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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does the girlfriend scoff at the narrator's offer in Too Sensitive?
(a) She thinks Benny is too sensitive.
(b) She thinks Benny is too arrogant for the job.
(c) She thinks Benny is not skilled enough.
(d) She thinks Benny is too good for that job.

4. What does Mrs. Connors bring Mr. Sneed?
(a) Sandwich.
(b) Homemade casserole.
(c) Bread.
(d) Homemade soup.

5. Where does Jack Hendley arrive in Cunt and Kant and a Happy Home?
(a) Rehabilitation.
(b) The casino.
(c) Prison.
(d) The horse track.

6. How does Bukowski spend most of his time in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
(a) Writing.
(b) Drinking beer and talking to waitresses.
(c) Talking about poetry or writing.
(d) Giving speeches.

7. What does the desk clerk tell Frank?
(a) He has news for him.
(b) A woman waits for him.
(c) He has to leave his room.
(d) He loves him.

8. How much money does Harry owe the mechanic?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Seventy dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) Two hundred dollars.

9. What does Bukowski realize he is missing in jail?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His socks.
(c) His tie.
(d) His pants.

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

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

12. What kind of job is Dan offered?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Post office.
(d) Writing.

13. 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 praises his work at the post office.
(c) He sees it as normal.
(d) He cannot understand.

14. In A Quiet Conversation Piece, who does Bukowski sit with?
(a) Maxie.
(b) Dan.
(c) Madge.
(d) Barney.

15. What profession does Benny have?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Poet.
(c) Postal worker.
(d) Factory worker.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who tears an item of Mad Jimmy's?

4. What is the name of the beautiful woman in Rape! Rape!?

5. What does Bukowski ask the woman to do after he takes a bath?

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