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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Birth, Life and Death of an Underground Newspaper.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Bukowski first lose at the track in "25 Bums in Rags?"
(a) Three hundred dollars.
(b) Four hundred dollars.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) Two hundred dollars.

2. In "Life in a Texas Whorehouse," what is Bukowski's original destination upon leaving Los Angeles?
(a) Houston.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) New York.

3. 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) Rebellious workers are dismembered and are no longer the company's problem.
(c) People are transformed into docile workers.
(d) Danforth removes any worries not related to work from someone's mind.

4. Why does Bukowski quit his job at the meat-packing plant?
(a) He cannot find a way to drink at work.
(b) He is unable to ever be on time to work.
(c) He finds it disgusting.
(d) He keeps getting into fights with his coworkers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do with the sex model Von Brashlitz sends him at the end of the story?

2. From where does Bukowski claim to have pulled Kathy in "25 Bums in Rags?"

3. What sort of charges result from the publication of Joe and Cherry's newpaper?

4. What job does Bukowski take on temporarily after losing a good sum of money at the track in "25 Bums in Rags?"

5. How does Sarah shrink Henry?

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