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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Bukowski in regard to his apartment at the end of "3 Women?"
(a) The apartment catches on fire from his cigarette.
(b) He is evicted.
(c) He gains a new roommate.
(d) Linda's friends pay for three months rent for him.

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

4. What does the narrator do with the sex model Von Brashlitz sends him at the end of the story?
(a) He gives it to the eager gas station attendant.
(b) He shreds it.
(c) He begins to act as if it is Tanya.
(d) He burns it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bukowski touched by Gloria Westhaven when she gets off the bus in Texas?

2. Despite his talent, about what does Sanchez not particularly care?

3. Which of the following countries is Borst planning on visiting?

4. Where does Henry stab Sarah with the hat pin?

5. What job does Bukowski attempt to get at the Farm Labor Market in "3 Women?"

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Another Horse Story," how does Bukowski reconcile his anger at being parodied in the magazine?

2. What are the conditions of the charity ward?

3. Why do Sanchez and Kaakaa take Bukowski in during "Ten Jack-offs?"

4. Why is Cass drawn to Bukowski?

5. How does Bukowski find Gloria Westhaven?

6. Why does Bukowski throw away the newspaper clippings at the end of "Life in a Texas Whorehouse?"

7. What is Tanya's purpose, according to Von Brashlitz, and why does she rebel?

8. How does the marriage of Joe and Cherry reflect the problems with their newspaper?

9. How does Henry survive after killing Sarah with a hat pin?

10. Why does Bukowski buy cigarettes for Harry in "Life and Death in the Charity Ward?"

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