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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 37 through Section 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In section five Bukowski says he finds there are other things besides the mind, including all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Insects.
(b) Palm trees.
(c) Grass.
(d) Pepper shakers.

3. From what country does Henry's doctor come in section seventeen?
(a) Korea.
(b) Austria.
(c) Australia.
(d) Turkey.

4. In section twenty-six, what is the name of the friend who teaches poetry at an insane asylum?
(a) Lana.
(b) Shirley.
(c) Meggy.
(d) June.

5. As section seventeen opens, Henry notes that it is what day of the week?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Thursday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Bukowski's friend in section thirty-three?

2. The other patients are reading all BUT WHICH of the following magazines when Henry arrives at the doctor's office?

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

4. In section thirty-nine, Bukowski says he attended Los Angeles High School during which decade?

5. As section thirteen opens, the narrator says they were right when they said not to mix pills with what form of alcohol?

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