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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An Evil Town.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has prevented Jack Hendley from preparing his bets in advance?
(a) His brother.
(b) A house guest.
(c) His wife.
(d) The other gamblers.

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

3. Where is Frank Evans staying in An Evil Town?
(a) A community center.
(b) A house.
(c) An apartment.
(d) A hotel.

4. Where does Dan spend much of his time while at work?
(a) At Griffo's.
(b) At the post office.
(c) In his own office.
(d) In Signo's house.

5. How does Bukowski spend most of his time in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
(a) Drinking beer and talking to waitresses.
(b) Talking about poetry or writing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Giving speeches.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Chinasky's flight headed?

3. Who does Bukowski drink heavily with prior to the Great Zen Wedding ceremony?

4. What job does Dan Skorski quit?

5. In Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit, what does the man that approaches Bukowski do?

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