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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Scenes from the Big Time, what does the narrator do all day?
(a) Cleans pigeon droppings.
(b) Cleans his cell.
(c) Order around his cell mate.
(d) Cleans the kitchen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Great Zen Wedding, what is Bukowski wearing?

2. What saves Blaine from being raped?

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

4. In Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1, why is Bukowski deemed unfit for combat?

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

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