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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Dollar and 20 Cents.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Dan try to do one night while drunk?
(a) Pull down a statue of the President.
(b) Pull down a statue of Jesus.
(c) Clean a statue of Jesus.
(d) Break a statue of the President.

4. What author does the narrator name in describing something about himself in Goodbye Watson?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Charles Bukowski.
(d) Jack Hendley.

5. In Reunion, from where does Harry return home?
(a) Prison.
(b) Rehabilitation.
(c) Work.
(d) College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bukowski give the fat woman's son in Rape! Rape!?

2. Where does Dan go for his new job?

3. What state is Bukowski in during the summer in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?

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

5. What does Frank describe to his mother?

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