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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The door-chain.
(b) Bukowski's button-up shirt.
(c) His belt.
(d) A giant knot the women brought with them.

2. What does Cass find attractive about Bukowski?
(a) His writing.
(b) His ugliness.
(c) His anger.
(d) His status as an outlaw.

3. According to his description, what part of Harry's body instantly provokes hatred towards him?
(a) His arms.
(b) His lips.
(c) His nostrils.
(d) His eyes.

4. Where do Lincoln and Andrew claim to have driven from in order to gain entrance to Vasquez's house?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Nebraska.

5. How does Ramon Vasquez die?
(a) He is shot in the head.
(b) He drowns in his own blood.
(c) Lincoln drowns him in his pool.
(d) His throat is slit.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bukowski, where is Kid Stardust a champion athlete?

2. Why does Tanya refuse to prostitute herself out anymore?

3. What part of her body does Cass pierce with a hat pin in front of Bukowski?

4. What does the unnamed narrator of "Trouble with a Battery" reveal to have been the reason he picked up a prostitute in the first place?

5. What service does Danforth provide with his agency in "The Gut-Wringing Machine?"

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