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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. What state is Bukowski in during the summer in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
2. In the story Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit, where does Bukowski work?
3. What does the desk clerk give Frank?
4. What is Mad Jimmy wearing?
5. Why does Duke's wife scold him in A .45 to Pay the Rent?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Mr. Sneed in A Dollar and 20 Cents.
2. What kind of relationships does Bukowski form in My Stay in the Poet's Cottage?
3. How does the boyfriend choose to interpret his girlfriend's insult in Too Sensitive?
4. Describe the town in An Evil Town.
5. In Cunt and Kant and a Happy Home, describe the highs and lows of Jack Hendley's horse races.
6. What is Bukowski's primal desire in Rape! Rape!, and how does he reveal it?
7. What does Bukowski realize in the jail cell in No Stockings?
8. Why does Signo fire Skorski in The Stupid Christs?
9. How is the foreman in Love it or Leave it cruel?
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
"Animal Crackers in My Soup" has an abrupt and somewhat unusual conclusion. What happens in the conclusion? What does the baby represent? Why does the story end the way it does? Make sure you answer each question with evidence and support from the story.
Essay Topic 2
One recurring theme in Tales of Ordinary Men is balance between life and literature. Describe Bukowski's ideas on life and literature from at least two stories from the collection. Which is more important to him, and why? Make sure you answer each question with evidence and support from the stories.
Essay Topic 3
"Eyes Like the Sky" serves as something of a rant for Bukowski, and he complains about the state of comic strips and poets today. Describe what Bukowski thinks of current poetry and comic strips. Why does he have this opinion on these mediums? What does he see for the future of these mediums? Make sure you answer each question with evidence and support from the story.
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