View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Beginner.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Bukowski compare gambling in "Non-Horseshit Horse Advice; and Another Horse Story?"
(a) Masturbation.
(b) Fellatio.
(c) Copulation.
(d) Seduction.

2. How many sisters does Cass have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

3. Which assassination or assassinations does Hitler claim to have been behind in "Swastika?"
(a) Medgar Evans.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) John Lennon
(d) The Kennedys'.

4. When the officer confronts Bukowski in "My Big-Assed Mother," what does he keep trying to undo (which Bukowski manages to keep from happening)?
(a) A giant knot the women brought with them.
(b) Bukowski's button-up shirt.
(c) The door-chain.
(d) His belt.

5. Why does Kathy throw a book at Bukowski?
(a) She comes to believe that he is cheating on her.
(b) He suggests that she is going to sleep with the old man next door when he leaves.
(c) He shows up drunk and wants to have sex with her.
(d) He accuses her of cheating on him with the paperboy.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "All the Great Writers," which of the following is not a characteristic of most writers?

2. What does the prostitute offer to perform for the unnamed narrator in "Trouble with a Battery," which he declines?

3. How does Sarah shrink Henry?

4. For how long does Bukowski leave town in "The Most Beautiful Woman in Town?"

5. According to Bukowski, he is twenty-nine years old in "My Big-Assed Mother," but looks what age?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 248 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample