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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 27 and Section 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As section seventeen opens, Henry notes that it is what day of the week?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Saturday.

2. What year does Bukowski say it is at the beginning of section eight?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1983.

3. How many track police attempt to subdue the angry crowd on the track in section eight?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 20.

4. Which horse won the 6th race at the end of section eight?
(a) Rich Desire.
(b) Greyhound.
(c) Off.
(d) Quadrant.

5. The other patients are reading all BUT WHICH of the following magazines when Henry arrives at the doctor's office?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) Time.
(c) Life.
(d) Look.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Bukowski's lady love in section seven?

2. How much does the woman at the beginning of section twenty-eight weigh?

3. In section eighteen, what method does Bukowski say he tried to commit suicide?

4. In section eighteen, Bukowski tells the story of trying to save a man who attempted suicide by what method?

5. What is the woman's name in section twenty-eight?

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