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

2. What job does Dan Skorski quit?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Writing.
(c) Rubber processing plant.
(d) Post office.

3. In Notes of a Potential Suicide, what does Bukowski fail at?
(a) Picking up girls.
(b) His marriage.
(c) A test.
(d) His speech.

4. What kind of music does Bukowski think about in Notes of a Potential Suicide?
(a) Classical.
(b) Folk.
(c) Pop.
(d) Rock.

5. What is the name of Bukowski's companion at the event in Notes of a Potential Suicide?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Frank.
(c) Harry.
(d) Gerry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dan spend much of his time while at work?

2. What kind of job is Dan offered?

3. In Note of a Potential Suicide, what event does Bukowksi remember attending as a boy?

4. Where does Dan go rather than going home?

5. What does Bukowski think of his friend's suggestion for the United States?

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