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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 ask Madge to keep her skirt pulled down while they are at the race track?
(a) He notices a better-looking man checking out her legs.
(b) He is repulsed when she is trying to be sexy.
(c) He is afraid that they will be kicked out.
(d) He does not want her to look trashy.

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

3. Fill in the blank: Bukowski and Madge win big on Claremount III and __________.
(a) Sandy Beaches.
(b) Lucky Max.
(c) Ace of Spades.
(d) Chartreuse.

4. How old is the prostitute who joins the three men in "The White Beard?"
(a) Twenty-three.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Thirty.

5. What does Bukowski claim to be doing with Tito and Baby to the police officer?
(a) Painting a picture.
(b) Listening to the radio.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Playing chess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does not appear to be one of Tony and Billy's concerns when they steal the corpse?

2. What is Herb's trademark noise in "The White Beard?"

3. Which assassination or assassinations does Hitler claim to have been behind in "Swastika?"

4. While Lincoln tortures Vasquez, how does Andrew spend his time?

5. What does the prostitute offer to perform for the unnamed narrator in "Trouble with a Battery," which he declines?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Charlie leave Marie?

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

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

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

8. Describe Tito and Baby.

9. 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?

10. What are the logistics of Harry's plan to recover the gold from the artillery range?

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