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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. Where does Dan go rather than going home?
(a) Tijuana.
(b) Tuscon.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Albany.

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

3. What does Bukowski discuss with his friends in Beer and Poets and Talk?
(a) The nature of relationships today.
(b) The nature of literature today.
(c) The nature of politics today.
(d) The nature of their friendship today.

4. Where does Bukowski go after the mechanic?
(a) Home.
(b) The horse track.
(c) A bar.
(d) Grocery store.

5. In Night Streets of Madness, where do Bukowski and the young poet sit?
(a) Inside the house.
(b) In the park.
(c) On a porch.
(d) In the car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bukowski say to the young poet about the incident between the boy and the old man in In Night Streets of Madness?

2. In Goodbye Watson, where does the narrator go after he wakes up?

3. What is the name of the song that Bukowski is listening to in I Shot a Man in Reno?

4. How does Bukowski spend most of his time in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?

5. Where is Frank Evans staying in An Evil Town?

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