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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 is the name of the man's daughter in One for Walter Lowenfels?
(a) Vera.
(b) Tina.
(c) Lala.
(d) Madge.

2. Where is the railroad crew that Bukowski signs up for in Love it or Leave it?
(a) Tijuana.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Tucson.

3. In Beer and Poets and Talk, what does Bukowski think of the poets?
(a) The best of them are emerging.
(b) Many of the greats still live.
(c) Great poets are gone forever.
(d) Many of the greats have died.

4. Where does the woman take her daughter in One for Walter Lowenfels?
(a) A library.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) School.

5. In Scenes from the Big Time, which inmate serves time in the hole?
(a) Blaine.
(b) Sears.
(c) Joe Statz.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Dan Skorski quit?

2. In One for Walter Lowenfels, where does the man's daughter need to go today?

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

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

5. What does the man in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit think of Bukowski's employment status?

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