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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Big Pot Game.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Duke's wife scold him in A .45 to Pay the Rent?
(a) Because he left Lala in the car.
(b) Because he let Lala pick the groceries.
(c) Because he spent too much money.
(d) Because he cheated on her.

2. What kind of music does Bukowski think about in Notes of a Potential Suicide?
(a) Classical.
(b) Rock.
(c) Folk.
(d) Pop.

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

4. In A Quiet Conversation Piece, what does his friend believe the United States needs?
(a) A revolution.
(b) Peace.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Love.

5. Whose birthday is it towards the end of One for Walter Lowenfels?
(a) The woman's.
(b) The man's.
(c) Tina's.
(d) Walter Lowenfels'.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other distortion of truth exists, according to Bukowski in Eyes Like the Sky?

2. What does the woman that Bukowski approaches in I Shot a Man in Reno pull out?

3. Who does Bukowski go out with in Notes of a Potential Suicide?

4. Where does Jack Hendley arrive in Cunt and Kant and a Happy Home?

5. Of what kind of group have the boys in The Big Pot Game copied their language from?

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