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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. How does Blanchard attempt to relieve himself of his obsession with the little girl?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Masturbation.
(d) Self-flagellation.

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

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

4. What does Marie resist sleeping with Charlie?
(a) She is afraid of his drunken state.
(b) She is a "good girl."
(c) She thinks she is a lesbian.
(d) She is angry about his flirtatious ways.

5. From what has Ginny just escaped?
(a) A dungeon.
(b) A closet.
(c) Police custody.
(d) Mental institution.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "All the Great Writers," which of the following is not a characteristic of most writers?

2. What story overtakes any stories about the U.S. government's accidental contamination of other countries' coasts?

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

4. What is notable about Bukowski's time at the track in "The Beginner?"

5. Fill in the blank: Surgeons replace the president's brain and ________ with those of Hitler's.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the ironic encounter between Mason and the waiter at the end of "All the Great Writers."

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

4. Who is Ginny?

5. What leads up to Bukowski never seeing Jeff again in "A Drinking Partner?"

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

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

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

9. How and why does Vasquez extend his hospitality to Lincoln and Andrew?

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

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