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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15 and Section 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of dog guards L's house in section fifteen?
(a) Rottweiler.
(b) Doberman.
(c) German shepherd.
(d) Pit bull.

2. Bukowski ends section five by asking who cares about a dead what?
(a) Dream.
(b) Battery.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Cat.

3. While sitting at the racetrack, Bukowski notes that the track doubled the parking fee to what amount?
(a) $6.00.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) $2.00.
(d) $1.00.

4. In the letter Bukowski's ex-wife sends him, she says that he should attend poetry readings at which church?
(a) Evangelical Church.
(b) Baptist Church.
(c) Methodist Church.
(d) Unitarian Church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The foreword says that while working for the underground newspaper was fun and dangerous, it didn't put margarine on the toast or what else?

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

3. What is the name of Bukowski's friend at the beginning of section sixteen?

4. According to section nine, what is it that makes Reagan right and everyone else so wrong?

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

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