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Notes of a Dirty Old Man Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which writer does Bukowski quote in section five as saying, "to have great poets we need great audiences?"
(a) Lamantia.
(b) Creeley.
(c) Ginsberg.
(d) Whitman.

2. What is the name of Bukowski's lady love in section seven?
(a) Julia.
(b) Jenny.
(c) June.
(d) Jane.

3. The other patients are reading all BUT WHICH of the following magazines when Henry arrives at the doctor's office?
(a) Look.
(b) Life.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Time.

4. In the letter Bukowski's ex-wife sends him, she says that he should attend poetry readings at which church?
(a) Unitarian Church.
(b) Methodist Church.
(c) Baptist Church.
(d) Evangelical Church.

5. What does the little girl in section eleven call her father?
(a) Fry.
(b) Papa.
(c) Freddie.
(d) Daddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the little girl in the doctor's office playing with when Henry arrives?

2. As section eight begins, how much money is Bukowski down?

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

4. In his introduction of Kerouac, Bukowski says Kerouac personally knows all BUT WHICH of the following poets?

5. What is the name of the woman Moss calls toward the end of section ten?

Short Essay Questions

1. In section eighteen Bukowski discusses suicide. Describe Bukowski's personal suicide attempt and the result.

2. Explain why Bukowski is tired of the bar scene in section sixteen.

3. Explain who saws off Jimmy Crispin's wings in section two, and why.

4. In section one, why is Bukowski stuck in his apartment?

5. At the end of section one, what explanation does Bukowski give for the fight with Elf?

6. How does Bukowski react when his favorite fighter loses to Balanos in section seven?

7. Describe what letter Bukowski finds in his mailbox when he arrives home at the end of section three.

8. In section sixteen, explain what event Red says he witnessed for which he was given a wallet to keep quiet.

9. Describe the relationship between Marty and the little girl in section eleven.

10. What experience does Bukowski have with the Jewish cleaners in section six?

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