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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Liza sleep her first night in Los Angeles?

2. What does Debra buy in Chapter 90?

3. What is Henry asked to write in Chapter 77?

4. Who does Henry go home with in Chapter 87?

5. What astounds Henry in Chapter 69?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Henry's reading in Chapters 61 through 62.

2. Describe Henry and Sara's fight in Chapter 92.

3. Who does Henry visit in Chapter 91, and what happens?

4. What happens during Henry's first encounter with Mercedes in Chapter 69?

5. What is Henry's predicament concerning Thanksgiving, and how does he solve his dilemma?

6. What causes the demise of Henry's relationship with Liza?

7. Who is William Keesing?

8. Describe the three women that Henry meets in Chapter 87.

9. What happens when Tammie is evicted in Chapter 68?

10. Describe Henry and Mercedes' relationship.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How can "Women" be read as semi-autobiographical of Bukowski?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two characters that act as a foil to one another. In what ways do these characters serve as opposites? Are these differences indicative of good and evil?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast David and William Keesing.

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