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

2. In Goodbye Watson, what does the narrator say that the track teaches him?
(a) His weaknesses.
(b) Everyday life experiences.
(c) His strengths.
(d) Nothing.

3. What state is Bukowski in during the summer in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
(a) Missouri.
(b) New York.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Texas.

4. What does Duke do at night?
(a) Leaves his family forever.
(b) Goes to work at the grocery store.
(c) Robs a liquor store.
(d) Reads Lala a bedtime story.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What author does the narrator name in describing something about himself in Goodbye Watson?

3. Who has prevented Jack Hendley from preparing his bets in advance?

4. What does the man interpret one of Bukowski's poems to be about in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?

5. Where does Jack Hendley arrive in Cunt and Kant and a Happy Home?

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