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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Henry claim to be when he rents a room at the Sunset Motel?
(a) Shipping clerk.
(b) Dress maker.
(c) Film actor.
(d) Writer.

3. What concerns Bukowski when he finds himself in the ambulance during "Life and Death in the Charity Ward?"
(a) He is afraid he will vomit blood on the other patients.
(b) He is afraid that he will be told he has an incurable disease.
(c) He is afraid that he cannot afford the hospital.
(d) He is afraid that the motion of the ambulance is going to make him sick.

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

5. What does Bukowski do with Cass on their first night together that surprises her?
(a) He cooks her dinner and lets her use his shower.
(b) He waits until morning to initiate sex.
(c) He reads her some of his poetry.
(d) He massages her back.

6. What service does Danforth provide with his agency in "The Gut-Wringing Machine?"
(a) Rebellious workers are dismembered and are no longer the company's problem.
(b) Danforth removes any worries not related to work from someone's mind.
(c) People are transformed into docile workers.
(d) People's complacency is removed and they begin to rebel.

7. Why are people looking for Jerry Borst in "Twelve Flying Monkeys Who Won't Copulate Properly?"
(a) Borst is apparently getting ready to throw a huge drug party.
(b) Borst is holding on to a stash of drugs.
(c) Borst owes a lot of people money.
(d) Borst ripped off the local drug dealer.

8. Where does Bukowski go after he quits his job at the end of "Kid Stardust on the Porterhouse?"
(a) The wharf.
(b) Church.
(c) A bar.
(d) A brothel.

9. Because of a huge win at the racetracks, at what hotel does Bukowski rent a luxury room?
(a) Del Mar.
(b) The Grand Hotel.
(c) The Renaissance.
(d) The Hilton in New York.

10. To what animal does Bukowski compare Cass's body?
(a) Dog.
(b) Snake.
(c) Cat.
(d) Dolphin.

11. When he is interrogated about his column in Joe and Cherry's newspaper, what other charge is brought to Bukowski's attention?
(a) He was brought up on charges of spousal abuse in his earlier years.
(b) His delinquincy in child support payments.
(c) Breaking and entering.
(d) He once skipped paying bail after a drunken bender.

12. Why does Bukowski leave his bed when he collapses and vomits in front of the patients and staff?
(a) He is trying to find a nurse for another patient.
(b) He does not wish to use the bed pan.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) He wants to leave the hospital.

13. How much money does Bukowski first lose at the track in "25 Bums in Rags?"
(a) Three hundred dollars.
(b) Five hundred dollars.
(c) Two hundred dollars.
(d) Four hundred dollars.

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

15. How long have Bagley and Danforth worked together?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Twenty-five years.
(d) Fifteen years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Joe and Cherry ultimately end up together at the end of "The Birth, Life and Death of an Underground Newspaper?"

2. What part of her body does Cass pierce with a hat pin in front of Bukowski?

3. Under what identity does Von Brashlitz hide Tanya's real function?

4. How does the law enforcement prove that Tanya is not human by their standards?

5. In Bukowski's absence, how did Cass attempt suicide?

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