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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15 and Section 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bukowski finds himself outside Yankee Stadium in section six, which former Yankee player does he mention as his boyhood hero?
(a) Babe Ruth.
(b) Joe Dimaggio.
(c) Lou Gehrig.
(d) Yogi Berra.

2. The baseball-playing angel in section two does interviews with all BUT WHICH of the following magazines?
(a) Look.
(b) Newsweek.
(c) Life.
(d) Time.

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

4. In what Italian city does section five take place?
(a) Milan.
(b) Naples.
(c) Rome.
(d) Venice.

5. Toward the end of section four, the babysitter keeps comparing Bukowski to which famous writer?
(a) Ginsberg.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Kerouac.
(d) Steinbeck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which writer does Bukowski quote in section five as saying, "to have great poets we need great audiences?"

2. In section twelve, which of the following places does Bukowski NOT mention as a religious con town?

3. As section three begins, what instrument does Bukowski sit down to play?

4. What does Bukowski's friend carry in an elastic strap on his arm in section sixteen?

5. When talking to Big Jack, Bukowski finally figures out that he is where?

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