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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9 and Section 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to section nine, what is it that makes Reagan right and everyone else so wrong?
(a) Speech writers.
(b) God.
(c) Facts.
(d) Fame.

2. What famous author does Bukowski cite in section nine?
(a) Sartre.
(b) Camus.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Nietsche.

3. Which writer does Bukowski quote in section five as saying, "to have great poets we need great audiences?"
(a) Creeley.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Ginsberg.
(d) Lamantia.

4. When Bukowski kills Bugsy during the final game, how long does he mention that the game is paused?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 2 hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When asked when he last saw his father, which of the following years does Neal say?

2. When Neal is killed, which friend calls Bukowski to tell him?

3. During section nine Bukowski gives a quote from Reagan. What political office does he say Reagan holds at this time?

4. Bukowski ends section five by asking who cares about a dead what?

5. What color is the car Neal nearly hits while driving in section four?

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