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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Notes of a Potential Suicide.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Dan Skorski quit?
(a) Rubber processing plant.
(b) Post office.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Writing.

2. In A Quiet Conversation Piece, what does his friend believe the United States needs?
(a) Peace.
(b) A revolution.
(c) Love.
(d) Dialogue.

3. In Note of a Potential Suicide, what event does Bukowksi remember attending as a boy?
(a) Play.
(b) Fair.
(c) Air show.
(d) Concert.

4. Where does Dan go rather than going home?
(a) Tuscon.
(b) Tijuana.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Albany.

5. In Notes of a Potential Suicide, what does Bukowski fail at?
(a) A test.
(b) His marriage.
(c) His speech.
(d) Picking up girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bukowski argue about the human toll of his friend's suggestion?

2. Where does Dan spend much of his time while at work?

3. What kind of music does Bukowski think about in Notes of a Potential Suicide?

4. What does Bukowski's friend in A Quiet Conversation Piece study to be?

5. How does Bukowski think of his conversation with his friend in A Quiet Conversation Piece?

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