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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bukowski ask the woman to do after he takes a bath?
(a) To leave.
(b) To make dinner.
(c) To give him money.
(d) To call the police.

3. In Rape! Rape!, where does Bukowski follow the woman he sees?
(a) Her car.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Her apartment building.
(d) Post office.

4. Where does Bukowski go before he goes to work in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Casino.
(c) The track.
(d) Campus.

5. What does the narrator offer to his girlfriend in Too Sensitive?
(a) To get Benny a job as his editor.
(b) To get her a job at the post office.
(c) To get her a job at the workshop.
(d) To get Benny a job at the post office.

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

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

8. In Love it or Leave It, what does Bukowski find to sleep in?
(a) An empty house.
(b) A Mustang.
(c) A Cadillac.
(d) An empty train car.

9. What is Bukowski beaten with in Love It or Leave It?
(a) A bat.
(b) A belt.
(c) A glass bottle.
(d) A pipe.

10. What is the name of Dan's friend in No Stockings?
(a) Vera.
(b) Mary.
(c) Danielle.
(d) Madge.

11. Who tears an item of Mad Jimmy's?
(a) Sears.
(b) Mary.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Izzy Steiner.

12. What does Frank describe to his mother?
(a) The goodness of the town.
(b) The clerk's sins.
(c) The evil sin of the town.
(d) His own sins.

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

14. How does Bukowski brush off the man in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?
(a) By calling security.
(b) By threatening him.
(c) By yelling at him.
(d) By promising to visit him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Bukowski return home to at the end of My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?

3. Where is the railroad crew that Bukowski signs up for in Love it or Leave it?

4. How much money does Harry owe the mechanic?

5. Where is Chinasky's flight headed?

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