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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. Where is Chinasky's flight headed?
(a) Burbank.
(b) New York.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Seattle.

2. Who tears an item of Mad Jimmy's?
(a) Mary.
(b) Sears.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Izzy Steiner.

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

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

5. In Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit, what does the man that approaches Bukowski do?
(a) Criticizes Bukowski's appearance.
(b) Criticizes Bukowski's poetry.
(c) Praises Bukowski's poetry.
(d) Praises Bukowski's appearance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of writer is Henry Chinasky?

2. Where does Bukowski return home to at the end of My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?

3. Why is Bukowski incarcerated in Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1?

4. Where does Bukowski stay one summer?

5. What is the weather like where Bukowski is staying in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?

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