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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bukowski says in section twelve that he's on the side of what?
(a) Artists.
(b) Government.
(c) Revolutionaries.
(d) Human spirit.

2. Bukowski ends section five by asking who cares about a dead what?
(a) Battery.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Cat.
(d) Dream.

3. As section four begins, where does Bukowski say that Neal C. died?
(a) Local mall.
(b) Graveyard.
(c) Railroad tracks.
(d) Church parking lot.

4. As section eleven opens, Freddie tells his boss he hasn't been to work because he's building what scientific device?
(a) Leyden jar.
(b) Generator.
(c) Tesla coil.
(d) Kline bottle.

5. In what year did Bukowski write the foreword?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1984.

6. When talking to Big Jack, Bukowski finally figures out that he is where?
(a) Pasadena.
(b) Arizona.
(c) North Hollywood.
(d) Los Angeles.

7. When Bukowski began writing for Bryan's newspaper, who was the author of the piece reviewed?
(a) John Steinbeck.
(b) A.E. Hotchner.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) William Faulkner.

8. What is the name of Jack's daughter in section fourteen?
(a) Jane.
(b) Maria.
(c) Becky.
(d) Minnie.

9. After the saleswoman leaves, Jack remembers that there are how many dead bodies in his house?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

10. When Bukowski's friend witnessed a murder, what does he say the killers gave him to keep him quiet?
(a) Money.
(b) Coat.
(c) Knife.
(d) Wallet.

11. In section sixteen, how old is Bukowski's friend?
(a) 21.
(b) 32.
(c) 49.
(d) 16.

12. While in jail for killing Bugsy, what does Bukowski learn was the result of the baseball game?
(a) Tied game.
(b) He doesn't find out.
(c) Blues lost.
(d) Blues won.

13. What time is it in section thirteen as the narrator wakes?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 12 a.m.
(d) 3 a.m.

14. When Neal is killed, which friend calls Bukowski to tell him?
(a) Kerouac.
(b) Bryan.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jason.

15. How much money does Bukowski lose after the angel loses his wings and is unable to play the final game?
(a) 400 grand.
(b) 250 grand.
(c) 100 grand.
(d) 50 grand.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of section ten, Moss tells the woman he calls that he's been thinking about a dress she wore. What color was the dress?

2. What is the name of the horse that punches through the angry crowd at the racetrack?

3. Who is knocking at the door when Bukowski wakes up after the card game fight?

4. According to section twelve, revolution is all BUT WHICH of the following?

5. According to Bukowski's foreword, what are the chances that an accepted poem might be published?

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