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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. How many track police attempt to subdue the angry crowd on the track in section eight?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

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

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

4. The baseball-playing angel in section two does interviews with all BUT WHICH of the following magazines?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) Time.
(c) Life.
(d) Look.

5. Which famous holiday newspaper cover did Bryan have a problem with when he was fired?
(a) New Year.
(b) Rosh Hashanah.
(c) Ramadan.
(d) Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. While discussing John Bryan, Bukowski mentions that he originally worked for which publication?

2. After leaving New York at the end of section six, to which town does Bukowski go?

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

4. In his introduction of Kerouac, Bukowski says Kerouac personally knows all BUT WHICH of the following poets?

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

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