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

2. Who has prevented Jack Hendley from preparing his bets in advance?
(a) His brother.
(b) The other gamblers.
(c) His wife.
(d) A house guest.

3. What does Bukowski realize he is missing in jail?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His tie.
(c) His socks.
(d) His pants.

4. What state is Bukowski in during the summer in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
(a) New York.
(b) Texas.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Arizona.

5. Who does Jack Hendley notice is following him around?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A young woman.
(c) An old man.
(d) A young man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Duke's wife scold him in A .45 to Pay the Rent?

2. What is the weather like where Bukowski is staying in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?

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

4. In Rape! Rape!, where does Bukowski follow the woman he sees?

5. What does Bukowski ask the woman to do after he takes a bath?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator of Goodbye Watson think about literature?

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

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

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

6. How does the boyfriend choose to interpret his girlfriend's insult in Too Sensitive?

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

8. Describe the town in An Evil Town.

9. What does the narrator say he will require of his creative writing students in Goodbye Watson?

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

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