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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Goodbye Watson.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much money do Harry and Madge have in Reunion?
(a) Fifteen hundred dollars.
(b) Fifteen dollars.
(c) One hundred dollars.
(d) Twenty dollars.

3. In Goodbye Watson, what does the narrator say that the track teaches him?
(a) Everyday life experiences.
(b) Nothing.
(c) His strengths.
(d) His weaknesses.

4. Why does Duke's wife scold him in A .45 to Pay the Rent?
(a) Because he left Lala in the car.
(b) Because he spent too much money.
(c) Because he cheated on her.
(d) Because he let Lala pick the groceries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bukowski drink heavily with prior to the Great Zen Wedding ceremony?

2. What kind of writer is Henry Chinasky?

3. What does Lala do while in the store with her father?

4. In Scenes from the Big Time, which inmate serves time in the hole?

5. What is Mary taking Mad Jimmy to court for?

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