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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My Stay in the Poet's Cottage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator of Goodbye Watson go before he started attending horse races?
(a) Boxing club.
(b) Casino.
(c) College.
(d) Poker nights.

2. In Scenes from the Big Time, what does the narrator do all day?
(a) Cleans his cell.
(b) Cleans pigeon droppings.
(c) Order around his cell mate.
(d) Cleans the kitchen.

3. In My Stay at the Poet's Cottage, how does Bukowski get to the train station?
(a) He takes a bus.
(b) He walks from the cottage.
(c) He gets a ride from a friend.
(d) He takes a cab.

4. What does the man interpret one of Bukowski's poems to be about in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Suffocation.
(c) Love.
(d) Suicide.

5. Who tears an item of Mad Jimmy's?
(a) Mary.
(b) Sears.
(c) Izzy Steiner.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1, what does Bukowski's non-English speaking cell mate do?

2. In Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1, why is Bukowski deemed unfit for combat?

3. How much money do Harry and Madge have in Reunion?

4. What state is Bukowski in during the summer in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?

5. What is Mary taking Mad Jimmy to court for?

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