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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 11 and Section 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bukowski's foreword, what are the chances that an accepted poem might be published?
(a) 10/90.
(b) 60/40.
(c) 70/30.
(d) 50/50.

2. When Bukowski kills Bugsy during the final game, how long does he mention that the game is paused?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) Half an hour.

3. In section twelve, Bukowski says to avoid all BUT WHICH of the following authors?
(a) Faulkner.
(b) Shaw.
(c) Camus.
(d) Shakespeare.

4. In his foreword, what does Bukowski say is the name of John Bryan's underground newspaper?
(a) Open City.
(b) Revolutionary City.
(c) Bryan's Post.
(d) Free City.

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

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. After relating the rant from the sportscaster, Bukowski says that _____ out of 60 men on the street are cuckoo.

3. What famous author does Bukowski cite in section nine?

4. As section ten opens, which team has won the ballgame?

5. As section three begins, what instrument does Bukowski sit down to play?

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