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

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

3. In My Stay at the Poet's Cottage, how does Bukowski get to the train station?
(a) He walks from the cottage.
(b) He gets a ride from a friend.
(c) He takes a cab.
(d) He takes a bus.

4. Where does Bukowski stay one summer?
(a) A dorm room.
(b) A friend's house.
(c) A hotel.
(d) The Poet's Cottage.

5. What is Mad Jimmy wearing?
(a) A brand new Panama hat.
(b) A brand new shirt.
(c) An old Panama hat.
(d) A brand new pair of shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tears an item of Mad Jimmy's?

2. Where did the narrator of Goodbye Watson go before he started attending horse races?

3. How much money does Harry owe the mechanic?

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

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

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