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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. What does Henry do every night after work?

2. What is the name of the bar owner's husband?

3. What city does Henry head for at the beginning of this section?

4. What is the name of the woman who checks to see if Henry is okay?

5. Who is Willie's main girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the second section.

2. What does Henry do while drunk with his friend, Tim Hunter?

3. Summarize the fourth section.

4. What does Henry think of New York when he first arrives?

5. How does a relationship develop between Henry and Gertrude?

6. Describe Henry Chinaski's character.

7. What is Henry's opinion of New York?

8. What is Henry's frame of mind when he arrives in New Orleans?

9. What does Henry do in El Paso?

10. How does Henry meet Gertrude?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the construction of Bukowski's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Bukowski's argument?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of Bukowski's previous books and contrast it with FACTOTUM in terms of the following:

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. Themes.

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