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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. Who bails Bukowski out of jail?
(a) Vera.
(b) Barney.
(c) Dan.
(d) Ann.

2. What are the other men like on the train in Love it or Leave it?
(a) Ragged and boisterous.
(b) Friendly but loud.
(c) Reserved and polite.
(d) Angry and silent.

3. What does the desk clerk give Frank?
(a) His lost wallet.
(b) A dinner menu.
(c) A piece of cheese.
(d) A letter.

4. Why does the girlfriend scoff at the narrator's offer in Too Sensitive?
(a) She thinks Benny is too sensitive.
(b) She thinks Benny is not skilled enough.
(c) She thinks Benny is too arrogant for the job.
(d) She thinks Benny is too good for that job.

5. In Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1, what does Bukowski's non-English speaking cell mate do?
(a) Steals Bukowski's sheets.
(b) Learns English from Bukowski.
(c) Attacks Bukowski.
(d) Gets out of prison before Bukowski.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jack Hendley notice is following him around?

2. Where does Bukowski stay one summer?

3. Who tears an item of Mad Jimmy's?

4. What kind of writer is Henry Chinasky?

5. In Rape! Rape!, where does Bukowski follow the woman he sees?

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