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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. How much money do Harry and Madge have in Reunion?
(a) Fifteen hundred dollars.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) Fifteen dollars.
(d) Twenty dollars.

2. What does Mr. Sneed do by the ocean?
(a) Swims in the ocean.
(b) Sits on a bench.
(c) Eats his lunch.
(d) Socializes with friends.

3. What does Mr. Sneed do with the food Mrs. Connors brings him?
(a) Throws it outside the window.
(b) Pretends he likes it.
(c) Eats it all enthusiastically.
(d) Refuses it.

4. Where does Dan spend much of his time while at work?
(a) In Signo's house.
(b) At Griffo's.
(c) At the post office.
(d) In his own office.

5. What does Dan try to do one night while drunk?
(a) Clean a statue of Jesus.
(b) Break a statue of the President.
(c) Pull down a statue of Jesus.
(d) Pull down a statue of the President.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dan say about Bukowski's writing in No Stockings?

2. In A Quiet Conversation Piece, who does Bukowski sit with?

3. In Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1, why is Bukowski deemed unfit for combat?

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

5. Why is Bukowski incarcerated in Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do pain and violence play a role in Nut Ward East of Hollywood?

2. What do Bukowski and Maxie leave the conversation with in A Quiet Conversation Piece?

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

4. Describe Mr. Sneed in A Dollar and 20 Cents.

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

6. Describe the character of Henry Chinasky in Would You Suggest Writing as a Career?.

7. In Cunt and Kant and a Happy Home, describe the highs and lows of Jack Hendley's horse races.

8. How does Mr. Sneed view death in A Dollar and 20 Cents?

9. In My Stay in the Poet's Cottage, how does Bukowski reply to the editor who is shocked at his walking in the stifling heat rather than wait for the bus?

10. Why does Signo fire Skorski in The Stupid Christs?

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