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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the U.S. government try to keep the American public from growing angry about the accidental contamination in "Politics is like Trying to Screw a Cat in the Ass?"
(a) They revise the press release to minimize danger.
(b) They claim it is not their fault.
(c) They do not allow the press to report upon the incident.
(d) They stage the arrest of an international espionage ring outside of the White House to divert attention.

2. What does Marie resist sleeping with Charlie?
(a) She is angry about his flirtatious ways.
(b) She is afraid of his drunken state.
(c) She thinks she is a lesbian.
(d) She is a "good girl."

3. After murdering Vasquez, how much money do Lincoln and Andrew steal?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $23.
(c) $61.
(d) $205.

4. Why does Harry reckon he is going to have to kill Ginny and Duke?
(a) He believes they are going to kill him for the gold.
(b) He is angry that Duke is telling people of their plan.
(c) He does not like watching other people find happiness.
(d) He is insulted that Ginny does not like him.

5. What is the name of the hospital in "The Copulating Mermaid of Venice, California?"
(a) Stomach Hospital.
(b) Brain Hospital.
(c) Liver Hospital.
(d) Heart Hospital.

6. How does Madge choose horses to bet on in "The Beginner?"
(a) She picks the best-looking horses.
(b) She flips a coin.
(c) She picks the ones whose names she likes.
(d) She sits down next to an old gambler and has him pick for her.

7. What section of the hospital has Bukowski just left in "The Beginner?"
(a) Charity Ward.
(b) Intensive Care.
(c) Surgical.
(d) Rehabilitation.

8. What does Tony claim about himself and the corpse?
(a) He claims that he dated the woman while she was still alive.
(b) He claims that the corpse is his dead boss.
(c) He claims he is in love.
(d) He claims that the corpse was responsive to him during sex.

9. Why does Charlie leave Marie's apartment after sleeping with her?
(a) He realizes she is too good for him.
(b) He is afraid that she is going to have him arrested for rape.
(c) He knows that she has a boyfriend and does not want to destroy their relationship.
(d) He no longer has any interest in her.

10. What does Jeff do that incites a round of violence in "A Drinking Partner," shocking and disgusting Bukowski?
(a) Breaks a chair over a man's head.
(b) Threatens to beat their waitress.
(c) Pushes a nun onto a busy road.
(d) Shoves a pregnant woman down the stairs.

11. Why does Bukowski ask Madge to keep her skirt pulled down while they are at the race track?
(a) He is repulsed when she is trying to be sexy.
(b) He does not want her to look trashy.
(c) He is afraid that they will be kicked out.
(d) He notices a better-looking man checking out her legs.

12. How does Blanchard attempt to relieve himself of his obsession with the little girl?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Masturbation.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Self-flagellation.

13. In what activity is Marie engaged when Charlie grows aroused by her?
(a) Yoga.
(b) Painting.
(c) Carving wooden figures.
(d) Making straw hats.

14. Why is the prostitute's brother acting as a bodyguard in "Trouble with a Battery?"
(a) The brother likes to beat people up, unprovoked.
(b) The brother is simple, and this is the prositute's way of keeping him close.
(c) The prostitute is wanted by the police.
(d) One of the girls was attacked and cut.

15. What do Tony and Bill do to the corpse before disposing of it at the end of the story?
(a) They dress the corpse up.
(b) They burn the corpse.
(c) They dismember the corpse.
(d) They rape the corpse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill in the blank: Bukowski and Madge win big on Claremount III and __________.

2. While Lincoln tortures Vasquez, how does Andrew spend his time?

3. What causes Bukowski to vomit in "The Day We Talked About James Thurber?"

4. Off the coast of what country does one of the U.S. government's bombs split open?

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

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