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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. What does the angel in section two say his name is?
(a) Jim Crow.
(b) Jimmy Crispin.
(c) Jack Crenshaw.
(d) Johnny Cross.
2. Bukowski says in section twelve that he's on the side of what?
(a) Revolutionaries.
(b) Government.
(c) Artists.
(d) Human spirit.
3. The other patients are reading all BUT WHICH of the following magazines when Henry arrives at the doctor's office?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) Time.
(c) Life.
(d) Look.
4. As section five opens, how old does Bukowski say Kerouac is?
(a) 62.
(b) 37.
(c) 45.
(d) 24.
5. Toward the end of section four, the babysitter keeps comparing Bukowski to which famous writer?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Ginsberg.
(c) Steinbeck.
(d) Kerouac.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Bukowski leaves the apartment after the card game fight, to which city does he take a bus?
2. When Bukowski's friend witnessed a murder, what does he say the killers gave him to keep him quiet?
3. What is the name of Bukowski's friend at the beginning of section fifteen?
4. 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?
5. In section three, where does Bukowski initially believe that he is?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of section one, what explanation does Bukowski give for the fight with Elf?
2. In section fourteen, where are the bodies located in the house?
3. In section ten, how does Moss convince Shareen to let them come over?
4. In section seven, by what process does Bukowski pick the fight winners at the Olympic?
5. Describe the relationship between Freddie and his daughter in section eleven.
6. Describe the relationship between Marty and the little girl in section eleven.
7. When his friend Kerouac speaks out against homosexuals in section five, how does Bukowski respond?
8. Describe the circumstances Bukowski relates in section eighteen about his friend Lou's attempted suicide.
9. At the end of section four, what does Bukowski say he said to Neal when they first met?
10. To what does Bukowski compare the smell behind the curtain in section three?
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