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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 kind of job is Dan offered?
(a) Writing.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Post office.

2. Where does Dan go rather than going home?
(a) Tuscon.
(b) Tijuana.
(c) Albany.
(d) Dallas.

3. What does Bukowski think of his friend's suggestion for the United States?
(a) It will depend on how it is carried out.
(b) It will be good for the US.
(c) It will purge both the good and bad from the US.
(d) He said nothing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Notes of a Potential Suicide, what does Bukowski fail at?

3. What kind of music does Bukowski think about 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 for his new job?

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