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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7 and Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which horse won the 6th race at the end of section eight?
(a) Rich Desire.
(b) Greyhound.
(c) Off.
(d) Quadrant.

2. Toward the end of section three, Bukowski gets a letter from his ex-wife. Where does she live?
(a) North Hollywood.
(b) Pasadena.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Arizona.

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

4. When Neal is killed, which friend calls Bukowski to tell him?
(a) Jack.
(b) Jason.
(c) Kerouac.
(d) Bryan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bukowski began writing for Bryan's newspaper, who was the author of the piece reviewed?

2. As section four begins, where does Bukowski say that Neal C. died?

3. According to Bukowski, what percentage of the time is he correct about the results of the boxing matches at the Olympic?

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

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

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