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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Beginner.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the bartender in "The Most Beautiful Woman in Town" react to Cass's public body piercing?
(a) He vomits behind the bar.
(b) He laughs and gives her a vodka as a disinfectant.
(c) He tries to throw her and Bukowski out of the bar.
(d) He buys her a whiskey out of respect for her toughness.

2. What does Bukowski attempt to read during oral sex in "My Big-Assed Mother?"
(a) Racing form.
(b) Tito's fiction writing.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) The daily editorials.

3. What does Danforth convince Bagley would be a good idea after the latter is subjected to their agency's service?
(a) Bagley is going to secure prostitutes for Danforth at their office.
(b) Bagley is going to start relinquishing his paycheck to Danforth.
(c) Bagley should watch Danforth have sex with his wife.
(d) Bagley is going to jump off of a tall building.

4. What sight depresses Bukowski the morning after his drunken bender in "Ten Jack-offs?"
(a) Sanchez has emptied all of Bukowski's alcohol in the sink.
(b) Sanchez and Kaakaa sleeping together on the couch.
(c) Kaakaa is reciting poetry to Sanchez.
(d) Kaakaa is crying in bed alone.

5. What is the name of Bagley and Danforth's business?
(a) Danforth and Co.
(b) GWM Agency.
(c) B & D's Ultra-Efficiency Corporation.
(d) The Satisfactory Help Agency.

Short Answer Questions

1. After he is no longer in contact with Tito and Baby, what does Bukowski claim to appreciate from their encounter?

2. When Cass allows Bukowski to buy her a drink, what does she ask him?

3. Why does Bukowski quit his job at the meat-packing plant?

4. When Vicki returns home at the end of "3 Chickens," what does she discover?

5. What concerns Bukowski when he finds himself in the ambulance during "Life and Death in the Charity Ward?"

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