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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. According to the prostitute, what is the true occupation of Jaime Bravo (supposedly the identity of her brother)?
(a) Matador.
(b) Dance.
(c) Singer.
(d) Lawyer.

2. What causes Bukowski to vomit in "The Day We Talked About James Thurber?"
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Andre's sexual proclivities.
(c) Psychotropic mushrooms.
(d) Andre's male organ.

3. According to the U.S. State Department, what protects American citizens?
(a) Freedom of the press.
(b) The Constitution.
(c) H-bombs.
(d) Belief in freedom.

4. What do the police officers do to Blanchard before taking him to the station?
(a) They castrate him.
(b) They force him into a room with the girl's father.
(c) They take him to see the battered girl.
(d) They beat him up.

5. What tragedy occurs at the end of "The White Beard?"
(a) A school bus is bombed.
(b) A flashflood destroys the town.
(c) A house collapses.
(d) The church catches on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. After murdering Vasquez, how much money do Lincoln and Andrew steal?

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

3. Who stars in the movie that the narrator of "Trouble with a Battery" tries to discuss with the prostitute?

4. According to Bukowski, what is Jeff's likely fate by the end of the story?

5. What is notable about Bukowski's time at the track in "The Beginner?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Madge first take Bukowski to Hollywood Park?

2. What are the logistics of Harry's plan to recover the gold from the artillery range?

3. Describe Herb and Talbot's relationship.

4. Describe Tito and Baby.

5. What does Bukowski mean when he disagrees with Herb's assessment that the schoolchildren who were killed in the explosion never got laid?

6. Describe the ironic encounter between Mason and the waiter at the end of "All the Great Writers."

7. How does Bukowski force the police to leave in "My Big-Assed Mother?"

8. Why does Bukowski decide to find a better girlfriend than Madge at the end of the story?

9. What is significant about Andrew's conversation with his girlfriend?

10. What happens off of the coast of Spain in "Politics is like Trying to Screw a Cat in the Ass?"

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