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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 does Mr. Sneed do with the food Mrs. Connors brings him?
(a) Pretends he likes it.
(b) Eats it all enthusiastically.
(c) Refuses it.
(d) Throws it outside the window.

2. Where does the foreman in Love it or Leave it distribute cans of food?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Arizona.
(c) California.
(d) Texas.

3. What does the narrator offer to his girlfriend in Too Sensitive?
(a) To get her a job at the post office.
(b) To get her a job at the workshop.
(c) To get Benny a job as his editor.
(d) To get Benny a job at the post office.

4. What do the guests at the party like to talk about in Night Streets of Madness?
(a) Their children.
(b) Politics.
(c) Life experiences.
(d) Literature.

5. Who does Chinasky avoid at a party?
(a) A woman.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) His wife.
(d) Belford.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money do Harry and Madge have in Reunion?

2. Why does Bukowski take his car to the mechanic in A Rain of Women?

3. In The Great Zen Wedding, what is Bukowski wearing?

4. Where had Bukowski planned on going after the mechanic?

5. What does Bukowski ask the woman to do after he takes a bath?

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