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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 Blanchard tell the cops that results in the two officers reacting with violence?
(a) He tells them that there is nothing wrong with what he did.
(b) He tells them he could not control himself.
(c) He tells them the girl had consented.
(d) He tells them that the children are lying.

2. How does Ramon Vasquez die?
(a) His throat is slit.
(b) He drowns in his own blood.
(c) Lincoln drowns him in his pool.
(d) He is shot in the head.

3. According to the prostitute, what is the true occupation of Jaime Bravo (supposedly the identity of her brother)?
(a) Singer.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Matador.
(d) Dance.

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

5. In the bar, what is the occupation of the man that is "sort of" the prostitute's husband?
(a) Owner.
(b) Bouncer.
(c) Musical entertainment.
(d) Bartender.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mason tell James Burkett to do in "All the Great Writers?"

2. What rumor does Lincoln believe about Vasquez?

3. What is Jeff and Bukowski's favorite bar?

4. Why does Harry reckon he is going to have to kill Ginny and Duke?

5. What tragedy occurs at the end of "The White Beard?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bukowski refuse to acquaint himself with Gramercy Edwards in "A Drinking Partner?"

2. What happens to Blanchard after the attack?

3. What happens off of the coast of Spain in "Politics is like Trying to Screw a Cat in the Ass?"

4. Why does Madge first take Bukowski to Hollywood Park?

5. Describe Martin Blanchard.

6. What does Bukowski mean when he disagrees with Herb's assessment that the schoolchildren who were killed in the explosion never got laid?

7. What is the fate of the president after the surgeries are completed?

8. Describe some of the preparations taken before the conspiracy to replace the President's brain and larynx with Hitler's own body parts.

9. Who are some of the famous writers discussed in "The Day We Talk About James Thurber" and why?

10. What are some of the factors Tony and Bill discuss before seeing their stolen corpse for the first time?

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