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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. According to section nine, what is it that makes Reagan right and everyone else so wrong?
(a) Speech writers.
(b) God.
(c) Fame.
(d) Facts.

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

3. In section twelve, which of the following places does Bukowski NOT mention as a religious con town?
(a) New York.
(b) L.A.
(c) Philly.
(d) Dallas.

4. Toward the end of section three, Bukowski gets a letter from his ex-wife. Where does she live?
(a) North Hollywood.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Pasadena.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. What is the name of the little girl in the doctor's office in section seventeen?
(a) June.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Mary Ann.
(d) Jenny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Henry's girlfriend in section seventeen?

2. In response to the assassination, Bukowski says HE didn't murder all BUT WHICH of the following?

3. As section nine ends, Bukowski tells the story of a conversation with a psychiatrist friend in what town?

4. Bukowski says in section eight that if he has any advice for anyone it's to take up what?

5. During section nine Bukowski gives a quote from Reagan. What political office does he say Reagan holds at this time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry respond to his ailment in section seventeen?

2. Explain what Neal is doing when Bukowski meets him in section four.

3. Why, according to section twelve, is Bukowski happy to be living in the age he is despite the chaos and corruption?

4. Describe the circumstances Bukowski relates in section eighteen about his friend Lou's attempted suicide.

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

6. Bukowski spends some time in the foreword detailing his thoughts about fame and reputation. Explain his sentiments.

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

8. During the discussion of John Bryan, what reason does Bukowski give for Bryan's termination from the Herald-Examiner?

9. In section thirteen, what conclusions does the narrator draw about the life he's led?

10. In section eight, what does Bukowski have to say about philosophers?

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