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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 unnamed narrator of "Trouble with a Battery" reveal to have been the reason he picked up a prostitute in the first place?
(a) He was getting his watch repaired.
(b) He was looking for a set of batteries for his daughter's toy.
(c) He was trying to get back at his wife.
(d) His car battery died.

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

3. What is Bukowski's alias in "A Lovely Love Affair?"
(a) Terrence Huxley.
(b) Alan Smithee.
(c) Michael Stones.
(d) Charlie Serkin.

4. What do the police officers do to Blanchard before taking him to the station?
(a) They castrate him.
(b) They take him to see the battered girl.
(c) They force him into a room with the girl's father.
(d) They beat him up.

5. How many languages does Andre speak?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the hospital in "The Copulating Mermaid of Venice, California?"

2. Fill in the blank: Bukowski and Madge win big on Claremount III and __________.

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

4. What does Gramercy Edwards do that disgusts Bukowski?

5. What does Talbot swear to do one night in the future?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Bukowski force the police to leave in "My Big-Assed Mother?"

3. Why does Marie take in Charlie in "A Lovely Love Affair?"

4. What is significant about the condition of the stolen corpse in "The Copulating Mermaid of Venice, California" and how do Tony and Bill react to it?

5. Describe Tito and Baby.

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

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

8. What does Charlie leave Marie?

9. What is significant about the prostitute's brother in "Trouble with a Battery?"

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

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