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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Notes of a Potential Suicide.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bukowski witness at the event that he attended as a young boy?
(a) A parachute jumper landing safely.
(b) A parachute jumper being hit by a plane.
(c) A parachute jumper landing in a tree.
(d) A parachute jumper hitting the ground.

2. Where does Dan spend much of his time while at work?
(a) In his own office.
(b) In Signo's house.
(c) At Griffo's.
(d) At the post office.

3. In A Quiet Conversation Piece, who does Bukowski sit with?
(a) Maxie.
(b) Dan.
(c) Barney.
(d) Madge.

4. What does Dan try to do one night while drunk?
(a) Break a statue of the President.
(b) Clean a statue of Jesus.
(c) Pull down a statue of the President.
(d) Pull down a statue of Jesus.

5. What does Bukowski argue about the human toll of his friend's suggestion?
(a) He is fine with it as long as he is okay.
(b) The toll is worth the aftermath.
(c) The cost is too great for such little progress.
(d) He thinks some humans need to be lost for any great change.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bukowski think of his conversation with his friend in A Quiet Conversation Piece?

2. What kind of job is Dan offered?

3. What is the name of Bukowski's companion at the event in Notes of a Potential Suicide?

4. In A Quiet Conversation Piece, what does his friend believe the United States needs?

5. Where does Dan go rather than going home?

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