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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. What happens at the end of Beers and Poets and Talk?
(a) Bukowski goes to sleep.
(b) Bukowski leaves his friends for the day.
(c) Bukowski returns to his friends.
(d) Bukowski starts a fight with his friends.

2. What other distortion of truth exists, according to Bukowski in Eyes Like the Sky?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Workplace.
(c) World of poetry.
(d) Parenthood.

3. In One for Walter Lowenfels, what does the woman believe in?
(a) Conservative ideals.
(b) She is apathetic.
(c) Communism.
(d) Moderate ideals.

4. What does Mrs. Connors bring Mr. Sneed?
(a) Sandwich.
(b) Homemade casserole.
(c) Bread.
(d) Homemade soup.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What author does the narrator name in describing something about himself in Goodbye Watson?

2. In Goodbye Watson, what does the narrator say that the track teaches him?

3. What happens when the men and women's wards mix in Purple as an Iris?

4. What state is Bukowski in during the summer in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?

5. Why does Duke's wife scold him in A .45 to Pay the Rent?

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