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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. According to the Too Sensitive narrator, what does a woman's clean kitchen mean?
(a) She is dull and conditioned.
(b) She hates dirt.
(c) She loves her man enough to clean for him.
(d) She is independent.

2. In Animal Crackers In My Soup, where has Carol spent time before?
(a) The hospital.
(b) A madhouse.
(c) Prison.
(d) Abroad.

3. In Flower Horse, what does Bukowski observe on the racetrack coupled with frivolity?
(a) Playfulness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Importance.
(d) Sadness.

4. What does the narrator offer to his girlfriend in Too Sensitive?
(a) To get her a job at the workshop.
(b) To get her a job at the post office.
(c) To get Benny a job as his editor.
(d) To get Benny a job at the post office.

5. What is the name of the beautiful woman in Rape! Rape!?
(a) Mary.
(b) Vera.
(c) Hollis.
(d) Madge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bukowski think comic strips used to be?

2. In Reunion, from where does Harry return home?

3. What job does Dan Skorski quit?

4. What is the name of Dan's friend in No Stockings?

5. In My Stay at the Poet's Cottage, how does Bukowski get to the train station?

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