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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. Who is Sanchez?
(a) Bukowski's lover's brother.
(b) Bukowski's neighbor.
(c) Bukowski's coworker at the meat-packing plant.
(d) Bukowski's poet friend.

2. How many times did Sanchez have to retake the picture to get it just right?
(a) Seven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Eleven.

3. Where does Bukowski stay while he looks for Gloria Westhaven?
(a) Whorehouse.
(b) Streets.
(c) Art gallery.
(d) Gloria's sister's house.

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

5. What is the subject of the picture Sanchez shows Bukowski?
(a) Copulation.
(b) Fellatio.
(c) Ejaculation.
(d) Cunnilingus.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what animal does Bukowski compare Cass's body?

2. At the beginning of "3 Women," what happens to the tenant upstairs?

3. Why does Kathy throw a book at Bukowski?

4. What does Bukowski do with Cass on their first night together that surprises her?

5. According to Bukowski, when is the only time one should bet on a closer during a horse race?

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