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

2. 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 inability to hold a job.
(c) His gambling addictions.
(d) His drunken behavior.

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

4. Where do Joe and Cherry ultimately end up together at the end of "The Birth, Life and Death of an Underground Newspaper?"
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Seattle.
(d) New York City.

5. Where do the women go the morning after Bukowski has slept with each of them in "3 Women?"
(a) The Roach Motel.
(b) Tommy-Hi's.
(c) Tony's.
(d) The Satisfactory Help Agency.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he is interrogated about his column in Joe and Cherry's newspaper, what other charge is brought to Bukowski's attention?

2. What is the name of Bagley and Danforth's business?

3. Why are people looking for Jerry Borst in "Twelve Flying Monkeys Who Won't Copulate Properly?"

4. In "Life in a Texas Whorehouse," what is Bukowski's original destination upon leaving Los Angeles?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bukowski's life with Linda in "3 Women."

2. Of what is Henry warned and how are these warnings dismissed in "Six Inches?"

3. Describe Bukowski's experiences in delivering papers.

4. What are Bukowski's feelings about the women at the race track in "Non-Horseshit Horse Advice; and Another Horse Story?"

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

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

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

8. Who is Kid Stardust and what is his purpose?

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

10. Describe operations at Joe and Cherry's newspaper.

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