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

2. What does Bukowski say in Notes on a Pest that every man has inside him?
(a) Warmth.
(b) A pest.
(c) Evil.
(d) Goodness.

3. What place does Bukowski describe in Purple as an Iris?
(a) A college campus.
(b) A hospital.
(c) His hometown.
(d) An insane asylum.

4. Where does Bukowski return home to at the end of My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Tucson.
(c) Dallas.
(d) New York.

5. Where does Bukowski go after he leaves jail in No Stockings?
(a) His own home.
(b) Vera's apartment.
(c) Dan's house.
(d) Barney's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Purple as an Iris, who discovers Bukowski and the woman?

2. In Night Streets of Madness, who does Bukowski think about having a conversation with?

3. What happens when the men and women's wards mix in Purple as an Iris?

4. Where does Bukowski stay one summer?

5. In I shot a man in Reno, how long is Bukowski hired for his job?

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