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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My Stay in the Poet's Cottage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like where Bukowski is staying in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
(a) Cold.
(b) Average weather.
(c) Unbearably hot.
(d) Cool.

2. What kind of writer is Henry Chinasky?
(a) A poet.
(b) A nonfiction writer.
(c) A novelist.
(d) A technical writer.

3. In Goodbye Watson, what athlete does the narrator have success with?
(a) Watson Jones.
(b) Jack Hendley.
(c) Enrique Balanos.
(d) Madge.

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

5. In the story Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit, where does Bukowski work?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) College campus.
(c) Post office.
(d) Publisher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bukowski go before he goes to work in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?

2. In Goodbye Watson, what does the narrator say that the track teaches him?

3. How does Bukowski brush off the man in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?

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

5. What saves Blaine from being raped?

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