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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 friends does Bukowski have in Beer and Poets and Talk?
(a) Working-class.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Literary.
(d) Illiterate.

2. 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) Praises Bukowski's appearance.
(d) Criticizes Bukowski's poetry.

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

4. What singer is Bukowski listening to in I Shot a Man in Reno?
(a) Elvis.
(b) Sam Cooke.
(c) Ella Fitzgerald.
(d) Johnny Cash.

5. What is the name of the woman that Bukowski has relations with in Purple as an Iris?
(a) Madge.
(b) Bernie.
(c) Vera.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Night Streets of Madness, who does Bukowski think about having a conversation with?

2. What does Bukowski argue about the human toll of his friend's suggestion?

3. What does Dan say about Bukowski's writing in No Stockings?

4. How does Bukowski brush off the man in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?

5. Where does Dan go rather than going home?

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