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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Copulating Mermaid of Venice, California.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Joe unable to commit suicide after his paper folds?
(a) The gun jams.
(b) Cherry stops him just before he jumps from the roof.
(c) He remembers how much he loves his wife.
(d) Bukowski calls him a coward if he does kill himself.

2. What does Tony claim about himself and the corpse?
(a) He claims that the corpse is his dead boss.
(b) He claims he is in love.
(c) He claims that the corpse was responsive to him during sex.
(d) He claims that he dated the woman while she was still alive.

3. What do Tony and Bill do to the corpse before disposing of it at the end of the story?
(a) They rape the corpse.
(b) They dress the corpse up.
(c) They dismember the corpse.
(d) They burn the corpse.

4. Where do the women go the morning after Bukowski has slept with each of them in "3 Women?"
(a) Tommy-Hi's.
(b) Tony's.
(c) The Roach Motel.
(d) The Satisfactory Help Agency.

5. Where does Henry stab Sarah with the hat pin?
(a) Food.
(b) Eye.
(c) Heart.
(d) Finger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is mandatory in Bukowski's story about the twelve flying monkeys?

2. What is Borst doing when his house is invaded by friends?

3. When he is interrogated about his column in Joe and Cherry's newspaper, what other charge is brought to Bukowski's attention?

4. What happens to Bukowski in regard to his apartment at the end of "3 Women?"

5. Which of the following does Bukowski not have sex with in "3 Women?"

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