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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. What kind of writer is Henry Chinasky?
(a) A nonfiction writer.
(b) A poet.
(c) A technical writer.
(d) A novelist.

2. What is the weather like where Bukowski is staying in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
(a) Unbearably hot.
(b) Cool.
(c) Average weather.
(d) Cold.

3. According to the narrator in Too Sensitive, what does a man's clean kitchen mean?
(a) He is dull and conditioned.
(b) He is responsible.
(c) It means nothing.
(d) He is a clean and organized person.

4. What does Bukowski say in Notes on a Pest that every man has inside him?
(a) Warmth.
(b) Evil.
(c) A pest.
(d) Goodness.

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

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 A Quiet Conversation Piece, what does his friend believe the United States needs?

3. In Goodbye Watson, what athlete does the narrator have success with?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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