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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Danforth allow Bagley to do to him while in the car?
(a) Cut the skin from his hand.
(b) Punch him repeatedly in the side.
(c) Perform oral sex on him.
(d) Massage his shoulders.

2. Why is Joe unable to commit suicide after his paper folds?
(a) Cherry stops him just before he jumps from the roof.
(b) He remembers how much he loves his wife.
(c) Bukowski calls him a coward if he does kill himself.
(d) The gun jams.

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

4. What is the name of Joe and Cherry's underground newspaper?
(a) Government Approved Fellatio.
(b) Gaze Into the Abyss.
(c) Brand Sex.
(d) Open Pussy.

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

6. What is mandatory in Bukowski's story about the twelve flying monkeys?
(a) Violence.
(b) A moral.
(c) Political commentary.
(d) Sex.

7. Where do the women go the morning after Bukowski has slept with each of them in "3 Women?"
(a) The Satisfactory Help Agency.
(b) The Roach Motel.
(c) Tony's.
(d) Tommy-Hi's.

8. What happens when Indian Mike tries to force himself on Tanya?
(a) The narrator throws him out the window.
(b) She shoots him in the head.
(c) The police arrive in time and arrest him.
(d) She castrates him.

9. What job does Bukowski attempt to get at the Farm Labor Market in "3 Women?"
(a) Vendor.
(b) Truck driver.
(c) Tomato picker.
(d) Janitor.

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

11. When Bukowski returns to town, what has Cass done to her body that upsets him?
(a) Tattoos.
(b) Burn marks.
(c) Piercings.
(d) Anorexia.

12. 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 drunken behavior.
(c) His penchant to date unstable women.
(d) His inability to hold a job.

13. For what reason is Bukowski approved for a blood transfusion?
(a) His wife slept with the doctor.
(b) His mother paid the hospital a large sum of money for her son's care.
(c) His father works for the county museum.
(d) His father is a doctor.

14. 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 cannot work fast enough.
(d) He feels he is above this sort of work and refuses to do much of anything.

15. What is Borst doing when his house is invaded by friends?
(a) He is hiring a prostitute.
(b) He is sleeping off a heavy drinking bender.
(c) He is snorting cocaine.
(d) He is giving someone oral sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bukowski do with Cass on their first night together that surprises her?

2. What sight depresses Bukowski the morning after his drunken bender in "Ten Jack-offs?"

3. Where does Bukowski go after he quits his job at the end of "Kid Stardust on the Porterhouse?"

4. Why are people looking for Jerry Borst in "Twelve Flying Monkeys Who Won't Copulate Properly?"

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

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