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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Bukowski take on temporarily after losing a good sum of money at the track in "25 Bums in Rags?"
(a) Delivering newspapers.
(b) Tutoring college students.
(c) Working in a meat packing plant.
(d) Garbage man.

2. Why do Bukowski's coworkers find him hard to work with in "Kid Stardust on the Porterhouse?"
(a) He feels he is above this sort of work and refuses to do much of anything.
(b) He does not understand their culture and makes frequent comments about it.
(c) He cannot work fast enough.
(d) He is frequently drunk.

3. According to the police, what must Vicki do at the end of "3 Chickens?"
(a) Press charges against Margi for assault.
(b) Increase her monthly protection payments.
(c) Leave the city forever.
(d) Divorce Bukowski.

4. Who is Sanchez?
(a) Bukowski's poet friend.
(b) Bukowski's lover's brother.
(c) Bukowski's coworker at the meat-packing plant.
(d) Bukowski's neighbor.

5. What does Bukowski ultimately do with the stories he has clipped from the newspapers about his search for Gloria Westhaven?
(a) He buries them by her house.
(b) He throws them away.
(c) He gives them to Gloria.
(d) He publishes them in a book.

6. How much money does Bukowski win at the end of "25 Bums in Rags?"
(a) $170.
(b) $140.
(c) $200.
(d) $250.

7. To what animal does Bukowski compare Cass's body?
(a) Snake.
(b) Dolphin.
(c) Dog.
(d) Cat.

8. Why does Bukowski quit his job at the meat-packing plant?
(a) He is unable to ever be on time to work.
(b) He cannot find a way to drink at work.
(c) He finds it disgusting.
(d) He keeps getting into fights with his coworkers.

9. In Bukowski's absence, how did Cass attempt suicide?
(a) She tried to cut her wrists.
(b) She tried to self-immolate.
(c) She tried to slice her throat.
(d) She tried to hang herself.

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

11. Which of the following does Bukowski not have sex with in "3 Women?"
(a) Cass.
(b) Eve.
(c) Jeanie.
(d) Linda.

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

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

14. Why does Bukowski leave his bed when he collapses and vomits in front of the patients and staff?
(a) He is trying to find a nurse for another patient.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He wants to leave the hospital.
(d) He does not wish to use the bed pan.

15. Why is Joe unable to commit suicide after his paper folds?
(a) Cherry stops him just before he jumps from the roof.
(b) The gun jams.
(c) He remembers how much he loves his wife.
(d) Bukowski calls him a coward if he does kill himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sight depresses Bukowski the morning after his drunken bender in "Ten Jack-offs?"

3. According to Bukowski, when is the only time one should bet on a closer during a horse race?

4. What does Danforth convince Bagley would be a good idea after the latter is subjected to their agency's service?

5. What do Joe and Cherry Hyans not like about Bukowski in "The Birth, Life and Death of an Underground Newspaper?"

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