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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Too Sensitive.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Goodbye Watson, why does the narrator wake up soaking wet?
(a) Rain from an open window.
(b) From his friend pouring water on him to wake him up.
(c) It is not explained.
(d) From sleeping in the bathtub.

2. In Reunion, from where does Harry return home?
(a) Rehabilitation.
(b) College.
(c) Work.
(d) Prison.

3. Who tears an item of Mad Jimmy's?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Sears.
(c) Mary.
(d) Izzy Steiner.

4. Where does Bukowski stay one summer?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A dorm room.
(c) The Poet's Cottage.
(d) A friend's house.

5. In Goodbye Watson, what does the narrator say that the track teaches him?
(a) Everyday life experiences.
(b) His weaknesses.
(c) His strengths.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator of Goodbye Watson go before he started attending horse races?

2. Why does the girlfriend scoff at the narrator's offer in Too Sensitive?

3. In Scenes from the Big Time, what does the narrator do all day?

4. How does Bukowski spend most of his time in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?

5. In Goodbye Watson, where does the narrator go after he wakes up?

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