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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 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) He is fine with it as long as he is okay.
(c) The cost is too great for such little progress.
(d) The toll is worth the aftermath.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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