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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. What emotion does Bukowski observe on the racetrack coupled with joy in Flower Horse?
(a) Hate.
(b) Anger.
(c) Love.
(d) Despair.

2. When does one particular pest call Bukowski?
(a) Every morning.
(b) Every night.
(c) Noon.
(d) Midnight.

3. What does the neighbor in The Blanket do to the blanket?
(a) Folds it.
(b) Tears it apart.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Shoots it.

4. What does Bukowski say in Notes on a Pest that every man has inside him?
(a) A pest.
(b) Evil.
(c) Warmth.
(d) Goodness.

5. Where does Bukowski find the ticket that he thought he lost in Flower Horse?
(a) In his wallet.
(b) On the ground.
(c) Under his cup.
(d) On the table.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what kind of group have the boys in The Big Pot Game copied their language from?

2. What does Bukowski think of comic strips upon reading them?

3. In The Blanket, how has Bukowski been sleeping?

4. What does Bukowski discuss with his friends in Beer and Poets and Talk?

5. In One for Walter Lowenfels, who likes the woman's poems?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bukowski welcome death in A Popular Man?

2. What is ironic about Bukowski's observations in A Bad Trip?

3. In Flower Horse, what do the track and gambling represent?

4. What is Bukowski's idea of justness in his society?

5. What does Bukowski think of people's taste in music?

6. What do Bukowski's visitors take away from him in A Popular Man?

7. Why does Bukowski usually avoid talking about literature, and what reminds him of of this in Beer and Poets and Talk?

8. What does Bukowski think of citizens today in A Bad Trip?

9. How do the boys disrespect the memories of the hepcats in The Big Pot Game?

10. How do the older men contrast with the younger ones in The Big Pot Game?

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