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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1, why is Bukowski deemed unfit for combat?
(a) Excessive sensitivity.
(b) Excessive aggression.
(c) Poor physical shape.
(d) Mental illness.

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

3. In Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1, what does Bukowski's non-English speaking cell mate do?
(a) Learns English from Bukowski.
(b) Gets out of prison before Bukowski.
(c) Attacks Bukowski.
(d) Steals Bukowski's sheets.

4. Who does Bukowski drink heavily with prior to the Great Zen Wedding ceremony?
(a) Roy.
(b) Hollis.
(c) Zen Master.
(d) Harvey.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Chinasky avoid at a party?

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

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

5. What kind of writer is Henry Chinasky?

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