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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Politics is like Trying to Screw a Cat in the Ass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sarah shrink Henry?
(a) Cursed beer.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Food.
(d) Removing his confidence.

2. What does Bukowski buy for Harry?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Roses.
(c) A burger.
(d) Cigarettes.

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

4. Why do Bukowski's coworkers find him hard to work with in "Kid Stardust on the Porterhouse?"
(a) He is frequently drunk.
(b) He does not understand their culture and makes frequent comments about it.
(c) He feels he is above this sort of work and refuses to do much of anything.
(d) He cannot work fast enough.

5. What do Joe and Cherry Hyans not like about Bukowski in "The Birth, Life and Death of an Underground Newspaper?"
(a) His gambling addictions.
(b) His penchant to date unstable women.
(c) His inability to hold a job.
(d) His drunken behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Like many of his contemporaries (including Bukowski), on what has Andre been cheated?

2. What spurs Bukowski to comment on the events of 1968 in "Politics is like Trying to Screw a Cat in the Ass?"

3. According to Bukowski, where is Kid Stardust a champion athlete?

4. At what holiday party does Henry meet Sarah in "Six Inches?"

5. Fill in the blank: Surgeons replace the president's brain and ________ with those of Hitler's.

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