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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Notes on the Pest.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Frank describe to his mother?
(a) The clerk's sins.
(b) The goodness of the town.
(c) The evil sin of the town.
(d) His own sins.

3. What does Frank do when he is back in his room?
(a) Writes a letter.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Reads a book.
(d) Makes a phone call.

4. How much money do Harry and Madge have in Reunion?
(a) Fifteen dollars.
(b) Fifteen hundred dollars.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

5. What does Bukowski give the fat woman's son in Rape! Rape!?
(a) A hug.
(b) A dollar.
(c) A cookie.
(d) A toy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bukowski think of comic strips upon reading them?

2. In Note of a Potential Suicide, what event does Bukowksi remember attending as a boy?

3. What friend does Bukowski visit in I shot a man in Reno?

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

5. In I shot a man in Reno, how long is Bukowski hired for his job?

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