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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. Who does Bukowski go out with in Notes of a Potential Suicide?
(a) A French man.
(b) A Spanish man.
(c) An Englishman.
(d) A German man.

2. What does Bukowski say in Notes on a Pest that every man has inside him?
(a) Evil.
(b) A pest.
(c) Warmth.
(d) Goodness.

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

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

5. How does Bukowski feel about the situation in poetry in Eyes Like the Sky?
(a) It will never change.
(b) It can change.
(c) It is already better.
(d) It will get worse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the orangutan in Animal Crackers in My Soup?

2. According to Bukowski, in Notes on the Pest, what does a pest do?

3. How much money does Bukowski win in Flower Horse?

4. What emotion does Bukowski observe on the racetrack coupled with joy in Flower Horse?

5. What does Bukowski keep betting on in Flower Horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bukowski feel next to Jim in I Shot a Man in Reno?

2. What does the murder of Carol's zoo in Animal Crackers in My Soup represent?

3. What does the first woman in A Rain of Women remind Bukowski of?

4. Who is causing all the noise with the car horn in Night Streets of Madness, and why?

5. Why does Bukowski cry after burning the blanket in The Blanket?

6. What is ironic about Bukowski's observations in A Bad Trip?

7. Why does Bukowski welcome death in A Popular Man?

8. How do the older men contrast with the younger ones in The Big Pot Game?

9. What does Bukowski think of people's taste in music?

10. What does Bukowski think of current poets and comic strips in Eyes Like the Sky?

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