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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 and Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is knocking at the door when Bukowski wakes up after the card game fight?
(a) Police.
(b) Landlady.
(c) Friends.
(d) No one.

2. While discussing John Bryan, Bukowski mentions that he originally worked for which publication?
(a) L.A. Free Press.
(b) L.A. Open Press.
(c) Herald-Examiner.
(d) Herald Free Press.

3. When Bukowski began writing for Bryan's newspaper, who was the author of the piece reviewed?
(a) John Steinbeck.
(b) A.E. Hotchner.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) William Faulkner.

4. In section three, how much money does Big Jack say Bukowski owes him?
(a) 60.
(b) 40.
(c) 120.
(d) 30.

5. When asked when he last saw his father, which of the following years does Neal say?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1972.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Bukowski write the foreword?

2. During the fight in section two, Bukowski wishes that any BUT WHICH of the following would put a stop to it?

3. When Bukowski leaves the apartment after the card game fight, to which city does he take a bus?

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

5. In the foreword, Bukowski mentions that Bryan's beard is what color?

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