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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Lovely Love Affair.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "3 Chickens," who is Margi?
(a) An intended one-night-stand.
(b) The nurse who helps to care for Vicki's arm.
(c) Bukowski's landlady.
(d) Vicki's sister.

2. In what mood is Bukowski at the end of "The Day We Talked About James Thurber?"
(a) Pensive.
(b) Angry.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Happy.

3. What is significant about the way Bukowski intends to prepare the titular "3 Chickens?"
(a) He is going to stuff the chickens with psychotropic mushrooms.
(b) He is going to fry them in beer.
(c) He is going to use Vicki's recipe.
(d) He is going to leave them raw.

4. What does Marie resist sleeping with Charlie?
(a) She thinks she is a lesbian.
(b) She is angry about his flirtatious ways.
(c) She is afraid of his drunken state.
(d) She is a "good girl."

5. When Bukowski closes the folding bed into the wall in "3 Chickens," what injury does Vicki sustain?
(a) A black eye.
(b) A broken arm.
(c) Three broken ribs.
(d) A concussion.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the police, what must Vicki do at the end of "3 Chickens?"

2. How many languages does Andre speak?

3. On the first morning Charlie stays with Marie, what does she leave behind?

4. With what activity is Vicki obsessed in regards to Bukowski in "3 Chickens?"

5. What causes Bukowski to vomit in "The Day We Talked About James Thurber?"

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