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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Bukowski kills Bugsy during the final game, how long does he mention that the game is paused?
2. In what Italian city does section five take place?
3. Bukowski ends section five by asking who cares about a dead what?
4. What does Jack get out of the freezer toward the end of section fourteen?
5. What is the name of Bukowski's lady love in section seven?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Henry's ailment in section seventeen.
2. Describe the relationship between Freddie and his daughter in section eleven.
3. In section nine, Bukowski has what to say in response to the assassinations of Kennedy, King, and Malcolm X?
4. Why, in section fourteen, does Jack finally call the police and report himself as a murderer?
5. In section sixteen, explain what event Red says he witnessed for which he was given a wallet to keep quiet.
6. How does Bukowski react when his favorite fighter loses to Balanos in section seven?
7. In section thirteen, what conclusions does the narrator draw about the life he's led?
8. Describe the relationship between Marty and the little girl in section eleven.
9. What does Bukowski say after relating the rant from the sportscaster who wants to lock up the mad?
10. Explain who saws off Jimmy Crispin's wings in section two, and why.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the wealthy man, Maxfield, and Stirkoff in sections 34, 35, and 36. How are these three men similar? What are they looking for in life? Use information from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 2
How do Bukowski's friendships affect him? Pick three of his friends in the book and compare and contrast the influence each has on his life. Be sure to include supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 3
In general, Bukowski writes autobiographically. Has he truly experienced everything he writes about? Or has he made a lot of it up? Write a persuasive essay arguing one way or the other, and be sure to include supporting information from the text.
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