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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Too Sensitive.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In My Stay at the Poet's Cottage, how does Bukowski get to the train station?
(a) He takes a bus.
(b) He gets a ride from a friend.
(c) He takes a cab.
(d) He walks from the cottage.

3. Who has prevented Jack Hendley from preparing his bets in advance?
(a) His brother.
(b) His wife.
(c) The other gamblers.
(d) A house guest.

4. In Goodbye Watson, what athlete does the narrator have success with?
(a) Madge.
(b) Jack Hendley.
(c) Watson Jones.
(d) Enrique Balanos.

5. Why does the girlfriend scoff at the narrator's offer in Too Sensitive?
(a) She thinks Benny is not skilled enough.
(b) She thinks Benny is too sensitive.
(c) She thinks Benny is too good for that job.
(d) She thinks Benny is too arrogant for the job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mary taking Mad Jimmy to court for?

2. What state is Bukowski in during the summer in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?

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

4. Who tears an item of Mad Jimmy's?

5. According to the Too Sensitive narrator, what does a woman's clean kitchen mean?

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