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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dan say about Bukowski's writing in No Stockings?
(a) He avoids the subject.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He criticizes it.
(d) He praises it.

3. In One for Walter Lowenfels, what does the woman believe in?
(a) Conservative ideals.
(b) She is apathetic.
(c) Communism.
(d) Moderate ideals.

4. Where do Bukowski and the woman go one day in Purple as an Iris?
(a) His home.
(b) The barn.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) The post office.

5. In Night Streets of Madness, who does Bukowski think about having a conversation with?
(a) His wife.
(b) Henry Chinasky.
(c) His father.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bukowski say in Notes on a Pest that every man has inside him?

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

4. What does Bukowski think of his friend's suggestion for the United States?

5. What does Bukowski wonder about himself in Notes on a Pest?

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