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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. What does Cass find attractive about Bukowski?
(a) His status as an outlaw.
(b) His writing.
(c) His anger.
(d) His ugliness.

2. Why is the prostitute's brother acting as a bodyguard in "Trouble with a Battery?"
(a) The brother likes to beat people up, unprovoked.
(b) The brother is simple, and this is the prositute's way of keeping him close.
(c) The prostitute is wanted by the police.
(d) One of the girls was attacked and cut.

3. When Vicki returns home at the end of "3 Chickens," what does she discover?
(a) Bukowski has overdosed on drugs.
(b) Bukowski is moving out.
(c) Bukowski and Margi are having sex.
(d) Bukowski has prepared dinner for her.

4. Where do Joe and Cherry ultimately end up together at the end of "The Birth, Life and Death of an Underground Newspaper?"
(a) New York City.
(b) Seattle.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Atlanta.

5. What do Tony and Bill do to the corpse before disposing of it at the end of the story?
(a) They dress the corpse up.
(b) They dismember the corpse.
(c) They burn the corpse.
(d) They rape the corpse.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "All the Great Writers," which of the following is not a characteristic of most writers?

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

3. Why does Mason send the waiter away in "All the Great Writers?"

4. With what activity is Vicki obsessed in regards to Bukowski in "3 Chickens?"

5. Where does Bukowski stay while he looks for Gloria Westhaven?

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