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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotions does Bukowski think a good poet should inspire, as described in Eyes Like the Sky?
(a) Fear and awe.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Satisfaction.

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

3. What does Bukowski think of comic strips upon reading them?
(a) They are interesting, but not funny.
(b) They are funnier than ever.
(c) They are sad.
(d) They are not funny at all.

4. In The Blanket, how has Bukowski been sleeping?
(a) He doesn't sleep at all.
(b) Deeply.
(c) Comfortably.
(d) Uncomfortably.

5. What is the name of the orangutan in Animal Crackers in My Soup?
(a) Carol.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Gordon.
(d) Bilbo.

6. In Notes of a Potential Suicide, what does Bukowski fail at?
(a) His speech.
(b) His marriage.
(c) Picking up girls.
(d) A test.

7. What is the name of Bukowski's companion at the event in Notes of a Potential Suicide?
(a) Harry.
(b) Frank.
(c) Gerry.
(d) Jimmy.

8. What does Bukowski wonder about himself in Notes on a Pest?
(a) Whether he is intelligent.
(b) Whether he is a good husband.
(c) Whether he is a pest.
(d) Whether he is loveable.

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

10. In Purple as an Iris, what does Bukowski sell?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Books.
(d) Alcohol.

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

12. What does Bukowski discuss with his friends in Beer and Poets and Talk?
(a) The nature of literature today.
(b) The nature of their friendship today.
(c) The nature of politics today.
(d) The nature of relationships today.

13. In Night Streets of Madness, where do Bukowski and the young poet sit?
(a) In the park.
(b) Inside the house.
(c) On a porch.
(d) In the car.

14. Who is Bukowski's final visitor in A Popular Man?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A rabbi.
(c) An English teacher.
(d) A priest.

15. In The Big Pot Game, what do the young men have, according to Bukowski?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Dissatifactory circumstances.
(c) Everything.
(d) Misery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bukowski go after the mechanic?

2. What kind of music does Bukowski think about in Notes of a Potential Suicide?

3. In One for Walter Lowenfels, who likes the woman's poems?

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

5. What does Bukowski say to the young poet about the incident between the boy and the old man in In Night Streets of Madness?

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