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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to section twenty-seven, how much money did it take for Bukowski to have a party in his room?
(a) $2.00.
(b) $30.00.
(c) $5.00.
(d) $15.00.

2. In section thirty-two, Bukowski says that if you'd like to know who your friends are you should get what?
(a) Fancy house.
(b) Jail sentence.
(c) Beautiful wife.
(d) Lottery ticket.

3. In section thirty-nine, Bukowski says he attended Los Angeles High School during which decade?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1940s.

4. In section thirty-two, Bukowski says that there aren't any ________ in foxholes.
(a) Angels.
(b) Demons.
(c) Cowards.
(d) Clowns.

5. How much does it cost Bukowski to rent a room for a week in section twenty-three?
(a) $5.75.
(b) $8.25.
(c) $10.50.
(d) $1.25.

6. According to section thirty-eight, what is the name of Bukowski's father?
(a) Jim.
(b) Charles.
(c) Henry.
(d) Harry.

7. What is the name of the woman Bukowski plans to marry in section twenty-four?
(a) Marianne.
(b) Barbara.
(c) June.
(d) Shirley.

8. In section forty, Hank learns that Felica is what relation to Yevonna?
(a) Niece.
(b) Sister.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Cousin.

9. What is the name of the man at the beginning of section thirty-six?
(a) Milhaud.
(b) Steinfelt.
(c) Williams.
(d) Stirkoff.

10. What is the name of Bukowski's friend in section thirty-three?
(a) Jack.
(b) Henry.
(c) Harry.
(d) Lou.

11. During section twenty-one, Bukowski says that his writing was featured in a portfolio with work from all BUT WHICH of the following authors?
(a) Sartre.
(b) Lorca.
(c) Kerouac.
(d) Miller.

12. As section twenty-three ends, Bukowski heads to which of the following cities?
(a) New York.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Atlanta.

13. How old is the prostitute Bukowski finds at the bar in section twenty-five?
(a) 42.
(b) 17.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

14. In the letter in section twenty-six, the writer says that it all begins and ends with what?
(a) Mailbox.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Sex.
(d) Money.

15. Yevonna says in section forty that she loves which of the following that many people dislike?
(a) Flies.
(b) Roaches.
(c) Rats.
(d) Spiders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the maid's name in section forty?

2. In section thirty-five Bukowski tells his friend that it's not actually difficult to understand which author?

3. At the end of section thirty-one, which of the following tells Bukowski about Sunderson's murder?

4. In section twenty-six, what is the name of the friend who teaches poetry at an insane asylum?

5. In section thirty-four, the crying man has recordings of which famous composer?

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