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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. What kind of job is Dan offered?
(a) Writing.
(b) Post office.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Teaching.

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

3. What profession does Benny have?
(a) Factory worker.
(b) Poet.
(c) Postal worker.
(d) Teacher.

4. What is the name of the beautiful woman in Rape! Rape!?
(a) Hollis.
(b) Vera.
(c) Madge.
(d) Mary.

5. What place does Bukowski describe in Purple as an Iris?
(a) A hospital.
(b) His hometown.
(c) An insane asylum.
(d) A college campus.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Bukowski realize he is missing in jail?

4. What kind of friends does Bukowski have in Beer and Poets and Talk?

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

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