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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marie resist sleeping with Charlie?
(a) She thinks she is a lesbian.
(b) She is angry about his flirtatious ways.
(c) She is afraid of his drunken state.
(d) She is a "good girl."

2. Why does Harry reckon he is going to have to kill Ginny and Duke?
(a) He does not like watching other people find happiness.
(b) He is insulted that Ginny does not like him.
(c) He is angry that Duke is telling people of their plan.
(d) He believes they are going to kill him for the gold.

3. When the officer confronts Bukowski in "My Big-Assed Mother," what does he keep trying to undo (which Bukowski manages to keep from happening)?
(a) A giant knot the women brought with them.
(b) Bukowski's button-up shirt.
(c) The door-chain.
(d) His belt.

4. What does Gramercy Edwards do that disgusts Bukowski?
(a) Throws a glass at a child.
(b) Sets a bird on fire.
(c) Beats a man for being on the wrong side of the street.
(d) Butchers a bulldog.

5. What do Tony and Bill do to the corpse before disposing of it at the end of the story?
(a) They dismember the corpse.
(b) They burn the corpse.
(c) They rape the corpse.
(d) They dress the corpse up.

6. What does Tony claim about himself and the corpse?
(a) He claims that the corpse was responsive to him during sex.
(b) He claims that he dated the woman while she was still alive.
(c) He claims that the corpse is his dead boss.
(d) He claims he is in love.

7. What language is expressly forbidden around Hitler-as-the-President in "Swastika?"
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Italian.

8. From what has Ginny just escaped?
(a) A dungeon.
(b) Mental institution.
(c) A closet.
(d) Police custody.

9. What business does Marie in "A Lovely Love Affair" run?
(a) A Spanish bookstore.
(b) A German deli.
(c) A French coffee house.
(d) A New Orlean's cafe.

10. Which assassination or assassinations does Hitler claim to have been behind in "Swastika?"
(a) John Lennon
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Medgar Evans.
(d) The Kennedys'.

11. What story overtakes any stories about the U.S. government's accidental contamination of other countries' coasts?
(a) Russia joins the arms race.
(b) North Korea suggests they now have nuclear technology.
(c) A spy ship is seized.
(d) Japan allies themselves with the U.S.

12. Like many of his contemporaries (including Bukowski), on what has Andre been cheated?
(a) Magazine positions.
(b) Speaking engagements.
(c) Movie contracts.
(d) Book deals.

13. Why does Bukowski punch Andre's male admirer in the face?
(a) He nearly throws up on Wendy.
(b) He was inappropraite with his fingers.
(c) He tries to kiss Bukowski.
(d) He hurts Andre's feelings.

14. Under what name is Hitler living in "Swastika?"
(a) Werner.
(b) Tilson.
(c) Meyers.
(d) Steinberg.

15. Why does Bukowski ask Madge to keep her skirt pulled down while they are at the race track?
(a) He notices a better-looking man checking out her legs.
(b) He is repulsed when she is trying to be sexy.
(c) He is afraid that they will be kicked out.
(d) He does not want her to look trashy.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bukowski, what is Jeff's likely fate by the end of the story?

2. What is the disparity in the looks of the two women versus their true age in "My Big-Assed Mother?"

3. What do the police officers do to Blanchard before taking him to the station?

4. Why is the prostitute's brother acting as a bodyguard in "Trouble with a Battery?"

5. How does Ramon Vasquez die?

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