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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. What is the name of Big Jack's girlfriend in section three?
(a) June.
(b) Maggy.
(c) Tina.
(d) Shelly.

2. As section one opens, what friend is Bukowski sitting with?
(a) Elf.
(b) Sam.
(c) Wolfe.
(d) George.

3. In section five Bukowski says he finds there are other things besides the mind, including all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Palm trees.
(b) Pepper shakers.
(c) Insects.
(d) Grass.

4. When Bukowski arrives in his room in the Village in New York, what item does he find in the room that he considers useless?
(a) Easel.
(b) Typewriter.
(c) Dictionary.
(d) Pottery wheel.

5. In the foreword, Bukowski says that the book contains selections from about _____ months worth of columns.
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 24.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is knocking at the door when Bukowski wakes up after the card game fight?

2. When Bukowski kills Bugsy during the final game, how long does he mention that the game is paused?

3. Which writer does Bukowski quote in section five as saying, "to have great poets we need great audiences?"

4. When Bukowski finds himself outside Yankee Stadium in section six, which former Yankee player does he mention as his boyhood hero?

5. As section eight begins, how much money is Bukowski down?

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