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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 32 and Section 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the young black girl Bukowski likes in section thirty-one?
(a) Mary.
(b) Edith.
(c) Elsie.
(d) May.

3. What is the name of Bukowski's friend at the beginning of section fifteen?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Howard.
(c) Jensen.
(d) Red.

4. When Bukowski's ex-girlfriend returns after their fight, which of the following men does she bring with her?
(a) Harry.
(b) Jim.
(c) Henry.
(d) Eddie.

5. In section twelve, Bukowski says the boys in the parks are led by all BUT WHICH of the following poets?
(a) Ginsberg.
(b) Genet.
(c) Burroughs.
(d) Kerouac.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the little girl in section eleven call her father?

2. In section thirty-three, Bukowski asks his friend if he likes girls of what age?

3. In which of the following towns does section twenty-eight take place?

4. When Bukowski's friend witnessed a murder, what does he say the killers gave him to keep him quiet?

5. At the end of section thirty-one, which of the following tells Bukowski about Sunderson's murder?

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