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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Purple as an Iris.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bukowski brush off the man in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?
(a) By calling security.
(b) By promising to visit him.
(c) By threatening him.
(d) By yelling at him.

2. Where had Bukowski planned on going after the mechanic?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) A bar.
(c) Home.
(d) The horse track.

3. What does the desk clerk give Frank?
(a) A dinner menu.
(b) A letter.
(c) His lost wallet.
(d) A piece of cheese.

4. What is the weather like where Bukowski is staying in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
(a) Cool.
(b) Cold.
(c) Average weather.
(d) Unbearably hot.

5. Who has prevented Jack Hendley from preparing his bets in advance?
(a) A house guest.
(b) His wife.
(c) His brother.
(d) The other gamblers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bukowski go during the conversation in Beer and Poets and Talk?

2. What saves Blaine from being raped?

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

4. What does Bukowski ask the woman to do after he takes a bath?

5. In Love it or Leave It, what does Bukowski find to sleep in?

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