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

2. While Lincoln tortures Vasquez, how does Andrew spend his time?
(a) Calling his girlfriend.
(b) Cleaning their fingerprints.
(c) Ransacking the house.
(d) Masturbating to the paintings.

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

4. Describe the corpse Tony and Bill steal.
(a) A large man.
(b) Beautiful blonde.
(c) Overweight senior citizen.
(d) Plain redhead.

5. What tragedy occurs at the end of "The White Beard?"
(a) The church catches on fire.
(b) A school bus is bombed.
(c) A flashflood destroys the town.
(d) A house collapses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals must Harry and Duke be wary of when they go to mine the gold?

2. What does the unnamed narrator of "Trouble with a Battery" reveal to have been the reason he picked up a prostitute in the first place?

3. Which of the following is not a trait shared by Bukowski and Jeff in "A Drinking Partner?"

4. What does Blanchard tell the cops that results in the two officers reacting with violence?

5. From what has Ginny just escaped?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie leave Marie?

2. Describe Herb and Talbot's relationship.

3. What is significant about Andrew's conversation with his girlfriend?

4. At the end of the story, what is revealed as the reason for the narrator's presence at the bar, and what does this suggest about his feelings on the whole encounter?

5. What happens to Blanchard after the attack?

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

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

8. Describe Tito and Baby.

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

10. What are Henry Mason's opinions about artists?

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