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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Bad Trip.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the boy respond to the old man in Night Streets of Madness?
(a) He politely converses with him.
(b) He beats him.
(c) He ignores him.
(d) He leaves him.

2. In Notes on the Pest, what does a pest talk to Bukowski about at the diner?
(a) His work.
(b) His personal life.
(c) His coffee.
(d) His doughnut.

3. How does Bukowski feel after being charged with rape?
(a) Confused.
(b) Sad.
(c) Content.
(d) Angry.

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

5. What friend does Bukowski visit in I shot a man in Reno?
(a) Derek.
(b) Luke.
(c) Jim.
(d) Johnny.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In One for Walter Lowenfels, who likes the woman's poems?

3. In Love it or Leave It, what does Bukowski find to sleep in?

4. What does Dan say about Bukowski's writing in No Stockings?

5. Who tears an item of Mad Jimmy's?

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