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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has prevented Jack Hendley from preparing his bets in advance?
(a) His wife.
(b) The other gamblers.
(c) A house guest.
(d) His brother.

2. In Goodbye Watson, where does the narrator go after he wakes up?
(a) The track.
(b) Work.
(c) The campus.
(d) The boxing club.

3. What saves Blaine from being raped?
(a) His strength.
(b) The guards.
(c) His physical unattractiveness.
(d) His emotions.

4. How much money does Harry owe the mechanic?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) Seventy dollars.
(d) Two hundred dollars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mad Jimmy wearing?

2. What gift does Bukowksi give the couple for their wedding?

3. Why does Duke's wife scold him in A .45 to Pay the Rent?

4. What does Duke do at night?

5. In Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1, what does Bukowski's non-English speaking cell mate do?

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