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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In My Stay at the Poet's Cottage, how does Bukowski get to the train station?
(a) He gets a ride from a friend.
(b) He takes a cab.
(c) He walks from the cottage.
(d) He takes a bus.

2. According to the narrator in Too Sensitive, what does a man's clean kitchen mean?
(a) It means nothing.
(b) He is dull and conditioned.
(c) He is a clean and organized person.
(d) He is responsible.

3. Where does Jack Hendley arrive in Cunt and Kant and a Happy Home?
(a) The casino.
(b) The horse track.
(c) Rehabilitation.
(d) Prison.

4. How does Bukowski spend most of his time in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
(a) Giving speeches.
(b) Writing.
(c) Talking about poetry or writing.
(d) Drinking beer and talking to waitresses.

5. In Scenes from the Big Time, what does the narrator do all day?
(a) Order around his cell mate.
(b) Cleans pigeon droppings.
(c) Cleans his cell.
(d) Cleans the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Goodbye Watson, what does the narrator say that the track teaches him?

2. What state is Bukowski in during the summer in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?

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

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

5. What saves Blaine from being raped?

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