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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Henry Jones's job?
(a) Shipping clerk.
(b) Meat-packing plant employee.
(c) Administrative assistant.
(d) Lawyer.

2. What is the name of the bar where Von Brashlitz sets up his sex machine for the men?
(a) Charlie's.
(b) Last Call.
(c) Tony's.
(d) Sunset Beach.

3. What is Bukowski's alias in "A Lovely Love Affair?"
(a) Charlie Serkin.
(b) Alan Smithee.
(c) Michael Stones.
(d) Terrence Huxley.

4. According to the U.S. State Department, what protects American citizens?
(a) The Constitution.
(b) H-bombs.
(c) Freedom of the press.
(d) Belief in freedom.

5. Why does Mason send the waiter away in "All the Great Writers?"
(a) The waiter was smoking a cigarette.
(b) The waiter developed an erection from looking at Francine.
(c) The waiter was coughing on their food.
(d) The waiter was trying to sell Mason a manuscript.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many languages does Andre speak?

2. In what mood is Bukowski at the end of "The Day We Talked About James Thurber?"

3. What does Bukowski attempt to read during oral sex in "My Big-Assed Mother?"

4. According to Mason, what sort of product must he push in order to make a profit in his business?

5. According to the patients at the institution, what probably drove the man who claims to be president (though looks like Hitler) crazy?

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