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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 Bukowski discover in A Bad Trip?
(a) His purpose.
(b) The meaning of love.
(c) The truth about everything.
(d) The charade of the world.

2. What author does the narrator name in describing something about himself in Goodbye Watson?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Jack Hendley.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Charles Bukowski.

3. In Goodbye Watson, why does the narrator wake up soaking wet?
(a) From sleeping in the bathtub.
(b) It is not explained.
(c) Rain from an open window.
(d) From his friend pouring water on him to wake him up.

4. Where did the narrator of Goodbye Watson go before he started attending horse races?
(a) Boxing club.
(b) Poker nights.
(c) Casino.
(d) College.

5. What is Mary taking Mad Jimmy to court for?
(a) Assault and battery.
(b) Fraud.
(c) Murder.
(d) Theft.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Purple as an Iris, what does Bukowski sell?

4. Who bails Bukowski out of jail?

5. What place does Bukowski describe in Purple as an Iris?

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