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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. Yevonna says in section forty that she loves which of the following that many people dislike?
2. What is the woman's name in section twenty-eight?
3. Hank is finally forced to move his family to Yevonna's mother's house in section forty. In which of the following towns does the mother live?
4. In section thirty-two, Bukowski says that if you'd like to know who your friends are you should get what?
5. What is the maid's name in section forty?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the conflict between Elsie and the cabbie in section thirty-one.
2. What is the letter Bukowski relates in section twenty-six?
3. In section twenty-four, describe the relationship between Bukowski and his wife.
4. Why does the superior officer in section thirty-six finally order Stirkoff to be taken to the torture chamber?
5. Describe how Bukowski meets the woman who ends up at his place in section nineteen.
6. What happens in section thirty-eight when Bukowski goes home drunk?
7. Describe Lou's plan to strike it rich in section thirty-three.
8. What happens in section twenty-nine when Mary brings Eddie and the Duchess to Bukowski's place?
9. How does the landlady in section twenty-eight respond to the broken bed?
10. Describe Bukowski's relationship with Renie in section thirty-seven.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
How does Bukowski see his place in the world? Pick three of his major personality traits and discuss the ways in which those three things shape his life. Be sure to include supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Overall, is Bukowski an optimist or a pessimist? Choose three situational examples from the text and decide whether he responds to each with the glass half-full or half-empty.
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