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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the railroad crew that Bukowski signs up for in Love it or Leave it?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Tijuana.
(d) Tucson.

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

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

4. In Scenes from the Big Time, which inmate serves time in the hole?
(a) Joe Statz.
(b) Blaine.
(c) Sears.
(d) The narrator.

5. What does the Too Sensitive narrator's girlfriend tell him about Benny Adimson?
(a) He quit.
(b) He has been laid off.
(c) He has been hired.
(d) He has been promoted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bukowski think of his friend's suggestion for the United States?

2. What does the man interpret one of Bukowski's poems to be about in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?

3. According to the narrator in Too Sensitive, what does a man's clean kitchen mean?

4. What does Dan try to do one night while drunk?

5. Who does Chinasky avoid at a party?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the girlfriend insult her boyfriend in Too Sensitive?

2. What does Bukowski think of revolution in contrast to Maxie in A Quiet Conversation Piece?

3. What kind of relationships does Bukowski form in My Stay in the Poet's Cottage?

4. What does the young boy represent in Love it or Leave it?

5. What is Harry driven by in Reunion?

6. What does Bukowski realize in the jail cell in No Stockings?

7. Describe the character of Signo in The Stupid Christs.

8. How is the foreman in Love it or Leave it cruel?

9. What is the fan's fault in thinking, according to Bukowski in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?

10. Describe Duke's relationship with Lala in A .45 to Pay the Rent.

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