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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bukowski leaves the party in section nineteen and decides not to drive, how many blocks does he say he has to walk?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

2. In section thirty-five Bukowski tells his friend that it's not actually difficult to understand which author?
(a) Sartre.
(b) Camus.
(c) Kerouac.
(d) Celine.

3. In section twenty, the child says that mama saw all BUT WHICH of the following men?
(a) Danny.
(b) Gene.
(c) Bill.
(d) Charles.

4. 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.

5. In which of the following cities does section twenty-three take place?
(a) New York.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Atlanta.

6. At the end of section thirty-six, the prisoner is taken to the torture chamber after he says he reads which newspaper?
(a) Free Post.
(b) Open City.
(c) Bryan's Post.
(d) Revolution City.

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

8. As section twenty-two opens, what relative of Henry's has died?
(a) Mother.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Sister.
(d) Niece.

9. What color are the child's eyes in section twenty?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Hazel.

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

11. What is the maid's name in section forty?
(a) Felica.
(b) Dominga.
(c) Marchianne.
(d) Mary Ann.

12. Who wrote the letter in section twenty-six?
(a) Lana.
(b) June.
(c) Meggy.
(d) Shirley.

13. What is the name of the scrub woman Bukowski mentions in section twenty-seven?
(a) Shirley.
(b) June.
(c) Meggy.
(d) Helen.

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

15. What is the name of the Colonel in section thirty-nine who runs the ROTC program?
(a) Duckett.
(b) Muckland.
(c) Muggett.
(d) Deckert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman at the beginning of section thirty-seven?

2. Section thirty-two says that if you'd like to know where God is, you should ask who?

3. In which of the following cities does section twenty-one take place?

4. What is the name of the man sharing Bukowski's apartment with whom he has the unintended sexual encounter in section twenty-seven?

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

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