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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Bukowski beaten with in Love It or Leave It?
(a) A belt.
(b) A pipe.
(c) A glass bottle.
(d) A bat.

4. What does LSD do to a user's reality, according to Bukowski?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Enhances it.
(c) Alters it.
(d) Ends it.

5. What does the woman that Bukowski approaches in I Shot a Man in Reno pull out?
(a) A whistle.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) Pepper spray.

Short Answer Questions

1. In A Quiet Conversation Piece, who does Bukowski sit with?

2. What singer is Bukowski listening to in I Shot a Man in Reno?

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

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

5. What does Bukowski argue about the human toll of his friend's suggestion?

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