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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 25 and Section 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In his introduction of Kerouac, Bukowski says Kerouac personally knows all BUT WHICH of the following poets?
(a) Lamantia.
(b) Ginsberg.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Creeley.

4. In section seven, what nationality is the announcer at the Olympic?
(a) German.
(b) Irish.
(c) Italian.
(d) Russian.

5. In section twenty, the child says that mama saw all BUT WHICH of the following men?
(a) Bill.
(b) Charles.
(c) Danny.
(d) Gene.

Short Answer Questions

1. In section eight, the official payoff of $5.40 means Bukowski will get $27.00 instead of what possible amount?

2. In section sixteen, how old is Bukowski's friend?

3. From what country does Henry's doctor come in section seventeen?

4. How old is the prostitute Bukowski finds at the bar in section twenty-five?

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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