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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Note of a Potential Suicide, what event does Bukowksi remember attending as a boy?
(a) Concert.
(b) Air show.
(c) Fair.
(d) Play.

2. In A Popular Man, who does a man tell Bukowski that his wife has been having an affair with?
(a) Bukowski.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The President.
(d) A rabbi.

3. What happens to Carol's animals one day?
(a) They run away.
(b) They die in a fire.
(c) They are shot to death.
(d) They die naturally.

4. When does one particular pest call Bukowski?
(a) Noon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Every morning.
(d) Every night.

5. What is the name of the man's daughter in One for Walter Lowenfels?
(a) Vera.
(b) Tina.
(c) Lala.
(d) Madge.

6. What does Bukowski say about acid and the item in conjunction with it?
(a) They don't go well together.
(b) One trumps the other.
(c) They grow in popularity simultaneously.
(d) One is replacing the other.

7. In One for Walter Lowenfels, where does the man's daughter need to go today?
(a) Dentist.
(b) The doctor.
(c) School.
(d) Preschool.

8. What happens when the men and women's wards mix in Purple as an Iris?
(a) They fight.
(b) They pair off together.
(c) The men assault the women.
(d) They break out of the place.

9. Where does Bukowski go during the conversation in Beer and Poets and Talk?
(a) Outside to smoke.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The grocery store.

10. What did Bukowski witness at the event that he attended as a young boy?
(a) A parachute jumper landing in a tree.
(b) A parachute jumper being hit by a plane.
(c) A parachute jumper landing safely.
(d) A parachute jumper hitting the ground.

11. What does Gordon approach a house for in Animal Crackers in My Soup?
(a) To use a phone.
(b) A glass of water.
(c) Some food.
(d) Some company.

12. What does the neighbor in The Blanket do to the blanket?
(a) Shoots it.
(b) Folds it.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Tears it apart.

13. In Animal Crackers In My Soup, where has Carol spent time before?
(a) Abroad.
(b) The hospital.
(c) A madhouse.
(d) Prison.

14. What does Bukowski think comic strips used to be?
(a) Human.
(b) Superficial.
(c) Satire.
(d) Angry.

15. When death comes, what does Bukowski do in A Popular Man?
(a) He is sadly resigned.
(b) He pleads for his life.
(c) He cries.
(d) He smiles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bukowski discover what he does in A Bad Trip?

2. In One for Walter Lowenfels, what does the woman believe in?

3. In A Bad Trip, what does Bukowski talk about in conjunction with acid?

4. In The Big Pot Game, what does Bukowski think that older men have around them?

5. What other distortion of truth exists, according to Bukowski in Eyes Like the Sky?

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