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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What saves Blaine from being raped?
(a) The guards.
(b) His emotions.
(c) His physical unattractiveness.
(d) His strength.

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

3. Who has prevented Jack Hendley from preparing his bets in advance?
(a) A house guest.
(b) The other gamblers.
(c) His wife.
(d) His brother.

4. Why does the girlfriend scoff at the narrator's offer in Too Sensitive?
(a) She thinks Benny is too sensitive.
(b) She thinks Benny is too good for that job.
(c) She thinks Benny is not skilled enough.
(d) She thinks Benny is too arrogant for the job.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jack Hendley notice is following him around?

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

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

4. In Scenes from the Big Time, which inmate serves time in the hole?

5. According to the Too Sensitive narrator, what does a woman's clean kitchen mean?

(see the answer key)

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