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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion does Bukowski feel within himself in A Rain of Women?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Shame.
(d) Satisfaction.

2. Where does the woman take her daughter in One for Walter Lowenfels?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A library.
(d) School.

3. What does Bukowski say about acid and the item in conjunction with it?
(a) One is replacing the other.
(b) They don't go well together.
(c) They grow in popularity simultaneously.
(d) One trumps the other.

4. What does Gordon approach a house for in Animal Crackers in My Soup?
(a) A glass of water.
(b) To use a phone.
(c) Some food.
(d) Some company.

5. Who does the woman sleep with first in I Shot a Man in Reno?
(a) Luke.
(b) Jim.
(c) Bukowski.
(d) She sleeps with no one.

6. What does Bukowski keep betting on in Flower Horse?
(a) Horses who win.
(b) Horses who become injured.
(c) Horses who are short of winning.
(d) Horses who are in last place.

7. What does Bukowski think the young men in The Big Pot Game do with the language they copy?
(a) He has no opinion.
(b) They rise above the original.
(c) They copy them well.
(d) They cheapen the words.

8. What place does Bukowski describe in Purple as an Iris?
(a) A hospital.
(b) An insane asylum.
(c) A college campus.
(d) His hometown.

9. What is Bukowski sick with in A Popular Man?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Meningitis.
(c) Flu.
(d) Cold.

10. Why does Bukowski take his car to the mechanic in A Rain of Women?
(a) To get the tires rotated.
(b) To change the battery.
(c) To fix a dent.
(d) To get an oil change.

11. In I shot a man in Reno, how long is Bukowski hired for his job?
(a) Five months.
(b) One year.
(c) Three months.
(d) One month.

12. Where do Bukowski and the woman go one day in Purple as an Iris?
(a) The barn.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) His home.
(d) The post office.

13. Which animal does Gordon catch Carol with first?
(a) Orangutan.
(b) Cat.
(c) A snake.
(d) Tiger.

14. What singer is Bukowski listening to in I Shot a Man in Reno?
(a) Sam Cooke.
(b) Elvis.
(c) Johnny Cash.
(d) Ella Fitzgerald.

15. In Night Streets of Madness, who does Bukowski think about having a conversation with?
(a) Henry Chinasky.
(b) His wife.
(c) His father.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bukowski's current delusion in The Blanket?

2. In The Big Pot Game, what do the young men have, according to Bukowski?

3. In Purple as an Iris, what does Bukowski sell?

4. What is the name of the man's daughter in One for Walter Lowenfels?

5. What do the two young men reply to Bukowski when he asks for a cigarette in The Big Pot Game?

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