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

2. What year does Bukowski say it is at the beginning of section eight?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1968.

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

4. In what year did Bukowski write the foreword?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1984.

5. Bukowski says in section eight that if he has any advice for anyone it's to take up what?
(a) Writing.
(b) Racing.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bukowski arrives in his room in the Village in New York, what item does he find in the room that he considers useless?

2. In his foreword, what does Bukowski say is the name of John Bryan's underground newspaper?

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

4. When introducing readers to Kerouac, Bukowski mentions that his friend is from which part of New York?

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

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