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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many times did Sanchez have to retake the picture to get it just right?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Ten.

3. What is significant about the way Bukowski intends to prepare the titular "3 Chickens?"
(a) He is going to fry them in beer.
(b) He is going to stuff the chickens with psychotropic mushrooms.
(c) He is going to leave them raw.
(d) He is going to use Vicki's recipe.

4. What is the subject of the picture Sanchez shows Bukowski?
(a) Copulation.
(b) Cunnilingus.
(c) Ejaculation.
(d) Fellatio.

5. With what activity is Vicki obsessed in regards to Bukowski in "3 Chickens?"
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Exercising.
(c) Eating.
(d) Masturbation.

6. From where does Bukowski claim to have pulled Kathy in "25 Bums in Rags?"
(a) A gin mill.
(b) A brothel.
(c) A poorhouse.
(d) A nunnery.

7. When Cass allows Bukowski to buy her a drink, what does she ask him?
(a) She asks if he thinks she is pretty.
(b) She asks if he wants to sleep with her.
(c) She asks if he is a Nazi.
(d) She asks if she can perform oral sex on him under the table.

8. Despite his talent, about what does Sanchez not particularly care?
(a) Fame.
(b) Women.
(c) Politics.
(d) Writing.

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

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

11. What does Bukowski believe has brought on his illness when he is brought to the hospital?
(a) Eating expired meat.
(b) Working in the hot sun every day as he delivers mail.
(c) Ignoring the flu.
(d) Drinking whiskey.

12. While publishing the story about Bukowski's search for Gloria Westhaven, what is the mode of transportation changed to for purposes of classing up the story?
(a) Boat.
(b) Hitchhiking.
(c) Car.
(d) Airplane.

13. What sort of charges result from the publication of Joe and Cherry's newpaper?
(a) Obscenity.
(b) Incention to riot.
(c) Public drunkenness.
(d) Disorderly conduct.

14. In "Life in a Texas Whorehouse," what is Bukowski's original destination upon leaving Los Angeles?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Houston.
(d) New York.

15. How much money does Bukowski win at the end of "25 Bums in Rags?"
(a) $140.
(b) $170.
(c) $200.
(d) $250.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Bukowski does when he is discharged from the hospital?

2. To what is Sarah extremely opposed in "Six Inches?"

3. Where do the women go the morning after Bukowski has slept with each of them in "3 Women?"

4. For what reason is Bukowski approved for a blood transfusion?

5. Why does Bukowski leave his bed when he collapses and vomits in front of the patients and staff?

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