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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money do Harry and Madge have in Reunion?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Twenty dollars.
(c) Fifteen hundred dollars.
(d) Fifteen dollars.

2. Where does Bukowski go after he leaves jail in No Stockings?
(a) Barney's house.
(b) His own home.
(c) Dan's house.
(d) Vera's apartment.

3. In Reunion, from where does Harry return home?
(a) Rehabilitation.
(b) Work.
(c) College.
(d) Prison.

4. What does Bukowski's friend in A Quiet Conversation Piece study to be?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A priest.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A rector.

5. What are the other men like on the train in Love it or Leave it?
(a) Friendly but loud.
(b) Ragged and boisterous.
(c) Reserved and polite.
(d) Angry and silent.

6. What does Duke do at night?
(a) Reads Lala a bedtime story.
(b) Robs a liquor store.
(c) Leaves his family forever.
(d) Goes to work at the grocery store.

7. Where does Bukowski go before he goes to work in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?
(a) The track.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Casino.
(d) Campus.

8. According to the Too Sensitive narrator, what does a woman's clean kitchen mean?
(a) She loves her man enough to clean for him.
(b) She hates dirt.
(c) She is independent.
(d) She is dull and conditioned.

9. How does Bukowski think of his conversation with his friend in A Quiet Conversation Piece?
(a) It was depressing.
(b) It was useless.
(c) It was horrible.
(d) It was enjoyable.

10. What does Bukowski argue about the human toll of his friend's suggestion?
(a) He thinks some humans need to be lost for any great change.
(b) He is fine with it as long as he is okay.
(c) The cost is too great for such little progress.
(d) The toll is worth the aftermath.

11. What does Mr. Sneed believe there is no shame in?
(a) Living simply.
(b) Living extravagantly.
(c) Working at the post office.
(d) Aging.

12. What state is Bukowski in during the summer in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Texas.
(c) New York.
(d) Missouri.

13. Where does Frank go after receiving the object from the clerk?
(a) Post office.
(b) The movie theater.
(c) To work.
(d) Grocery store.

14. What does the narrator offer to his girlfriend in Too Sensitive?
(a) To get Benny a job as his editor.
(b) To get her a job at the workshop.
(c) To get her a job at the post office.
(d) To get Benny a job at the post office.

15. How does Bukowski spend most of his time in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
(a) Giving speeches.
(b) Talking about poetry or writing.
(c) Drinking beer and talking to waitresses.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bukowski buy with his food coupons in Love it or Leave it?

2. Where is Frank Evans staying in An Evil Town?

3. In Goodbye Watson, why does the narrator wake up soaking wet?

4. What does the man in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit think of Bukowski's employment status?

5. Where does Dan go for his new job?

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