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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 3 Women.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What service does Danforth provide with his agency in "The Gut-Wringing Machine?"
(a) People's complacency is removed and they begin to rebel.
(b) Danforth removes any worries not related to work from someone's mind.
(c) People are transformed into docile workers.
(d) Rebellious workers are dismembered and are no longer the company's problem.

3. Why is Bukowski touched by Gloria Westhaven when she gets off the bus in Texas?
(a) She is joyful about coming home to Texas.
(b) She is depressed over the loss of her husband.
(c) She is angry about the state of politics in Texas.
(d) She is crying.

4. What does Bukowski do with Cass on their first night together that surprises her?
(a) He waits until morning to initiate sex.
(b) He massages her back.
(c) He cooks her dinner and lets her use his shower.
(d) He reads her some of his poetry.

5. What does the narrator do with the sex model Von Brashlitz sends him at the end of the story?
(a) He shreds it.
(b) He gives it to the eager gas station attendant.
(c) He begins to act as if it is Tanya.
(d) He burns it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bukowski quit his job at the meat-packing plant?

2. In "Life in a Texas Whorehouse," what is Bukowski's original destination upon leaving Los Angeles?

3. What does Danforth allow Bagley to do to him while in the car?

4. What does Bukowski witness in Texas as a result of someone insulting the state?

5. What does Bukowski ultimately do with the stories he has clipped from the newspapers about his search for Gloria Westhaven?

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