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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 city does Henry travel to at the beginning of this section?

2. Where does Henry travel to at the beginning of Chapter 59?

3. Where does Henry get a job at the beginning of this section?

4. What city does Vera prostitute herself in?

5. What does Mrs. Adams say Henry needs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry break Pop's world record in the tenth section?

2. Why does Mr. Hansen fire Henry?

3. What does Maurice tell Henry in the tenth section?

4. What are the perks of Henry's new job?

5. What does Henry find attractive about Jan?

6. How does Henry react to Mr. Adams' death?

7. How does Jan react to Henry's reappearance in section nine?

8. Summarize the eight section.

9. How do Henry's glowing pants change his mindset and eventually his life situation?

10. What is Henry's attitude at his job at the Times newspaper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Bukowski express about liberty in his novel? In what ways are Bukowski and his career an example of American liberty?

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

What is the American dream? What does FACTOTUM say about the American dream? What is Bukowski's opinion of the American dream?

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