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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Scenes from the Big Time, what does the narrator do all day?
2. Where does Jack Hendley arrive in Cunt and Kant and a Happy Home?
3. In Reunion, from where does Harry return home?
4. In Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1, what does Bukowski's non-English speaking cell mate do?
5. In Goodbye Watson, why does the narrator wake up soaking wet?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do pain and violence play a role in Nut Ward East of Hollywood?
2. Describe the character of Frank Evans in An Evil Town.
3. What kind of relationships does Bukowski form in My Stay in the Poet's Cottage?
4. How does the girlfriend insult her boyfriend in Too Sensitive?
5. Describe the character of Henry Chinasky in Would You Suggest Writing as a Career?.
6. 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?
7. What do Bukowski and Maxie leave the conversation with in A Quiet Conversation Piece?
8. Describe the moral code of prison in Scenes from the Big Time.
9. What is Harry driven by in Reunion?
10. What does Bukowski say to Vera when she asks him if she is too fat in No Stockings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"Reunion" and "Cunt and Kant and a Happy Home" both contain characters with an addiction--one has an addiction to alcohol, while the other has a gambling addiction. How do each characters' addiction affect their life? Does it affect anyone around them, and if so, how? Describe the cycle of addiction as seen in the stories. Make sure you answer each question with evidence and support from the stories.
Essay Topic 2
"Notes on the Pest" focuses mainly on Bukowski's fans and his relationship with them. How would you describe his relationship with his fans, and how do you think his fans would describe it? You may use examples or evidence from other stories that describe his relationship with his fans.
Essay Topic 3
"Beer and Poets and Talk" displays Bukowski talking about literature freely, which is a rare instance in this collection of stories. What are Bukowski's thoughts on literature, and what does he think of it in comparison to reality? Why does he emphasize either literature or reality over the other? What does the arguing couple remind him of? Make sure you answer each question with evidence and support from the story.
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