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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. Which of the following countries is Borst planning on visiting?
(a) France.
(b) Greece.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

2. 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 she can perform oral sex on him under the table.
(c) She asks if he wants to sleep with her.
(d) She asks if he thinks she is pretty.

3. To what does Bukowski compare gambling in "Non-Horseshit Horse Advice; and Another Horse Story?"
(a) Seduction.
(b) Masturbation.
(c) Fellatio.
(d) Copulation.

4. At what holiday party does Henry meet Sarah in "Six Inches?"
(a) Halloween party.
(b) Christmas party.
(c) New Year's Eve party.
(d) Easter party.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite her passion for Bukowski, to what is Cass averse?

2. What does Danforth allow Bagley to do to him while in the car?

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

4. What is the name of the bar where Von Brashlitz sets up his sex machine for the men?

5. Which of the following does Bukowski not have sex with in "3 Women?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bukowski's job and why he quits.

2. What are the "3 Chickens" and what purpose do they serve in this story?

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

4. What are the conditions of the charity ward?

5. How does Danforth take advantage of Bagley after the latter is run through the machine in their office?

6. Who is Kathy and what is her relationship to Bukowski?

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

8. How does Bukowski find Gloria Westhaven?

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

10. Why does Cass self-mutilate?

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