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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. In Scenes from the Big Time, which inmate serves time in the hole?
(a) Sears.
(b) Blaine.
(c) Joe Statz.
(d) The narrator.

2. In A Quiet Conversation Piece, who does Bukowski sit with?
(a) Maxie.
(b) Madge.
(c) Barney.
(d) Dan.

3. How does the mechanic in A Rain of Women approach Bukowski?
(a) Enthusiastically.
(b) Uncooperatively and lazily.
(c) With the average amount of work.
(d) In a hostile manner.

4. What does the desk clerk tell Frank?
(a) He loves him.
(b) He has news for him.
(c) He has to leave his room.
(d) A woman waits for him.

5. Where did the narrator of Goodbye Watson go before he started attending horse races?
(a) Casino.
(b) College.
(c) Poker nights.
(d) Boxing club.

Short Answer Questions

1. In My Stay at the Poet's Cottage, how does Bukowski get to the train station?

2. In Goodbye Watson, what athlete does the narrator have success with?

3. What do the guests at the party like to talk about in Night Streets of Madness?

4. Where does Dan go for his new job?

5. Where does Bukowski stay one summer?

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