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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. With regard to horse racing, what does Bukowski call himself?
(a) A hard-nose.
(b) A career gambler.
(c) A head seater.
(d) A casual better.

2. What news does Bukowski receive at the end of "The Most Beautiful Woman in Town?"
(a) Cass is pregnant.
(b) Cass has committed suicide.
(c) Cass has left him for another man.
(d) Cass has been hit by a car.

3. What does Bukowski witness in Texas as a result of someone insulting the state?
(a) Muggings.
(b) Bar fights.
(c) Guided tours.
(d) Speeches and debates.

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

5. When Cass allows Bukowski to buy her a drink, what does she ask him?
(a) She asks if he is a Nazi.
(b) She asks if she can perform oral sex on him under the table.
(c) She asks if he thinks she is pretty.
(d) She asks if he wants to sleep with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following countries is Borst planning on visiting?

2. What does Henry claim to be when he rents a room at the Sunset Motel?

3. How much money does Bukowski win at the end of "25 Bums in Rags?"

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

5. Under what identity does Von Brashlitz hide Tanya's real function?

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