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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Purple as an Iris.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the man in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit think of Bukowski's employment status?
(a) He sees it as normal.
(b) He gives no opinion.
(c) He cannot understand.
(d) He praises his work at the post office.

3. Where does Bukowski go after the mechanic?
(a) A bar.
(b) Home.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) The horse track.

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

5. How does the boy respond to the old man in Night Streets of Madness?
(a) He ignores him.
(b) He leaves him.
(c) He beats him.
(d) He politely converses with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1, why is Bukowski deemed unfit for combat?

2. What is Mad Jimmy wearing?

3. In Night Streets of Madness, where do Bukowski and the young poet sit?

4. Where is Chinasky's flight headed?

5. What does Frank describe to his mother?

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