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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My Stay in the Poet's Cottage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Duke do at night?
(a) Goes to work at the grocery store.
(b) Robs a liquor store.
(c) Reads Lala a bedtime story.
(d) Leaves his family forever.

2. What state is Bukowski in during the summer in My Stay at the Poet's Cottage?
(a) New York.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Texas.
(d) Arizona.

3. How much money does Harry owe the mechanic?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Seventy dollars.
(c) Two hundred dollars.
(d) Fifty dollars.

4. What does Lala do while in the store with her father?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Makes a scene.
(c) Asks him many questions.
(d) Steals products.

5. In Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit, what does the man that approaches Bukowski do?
(a) Praises Bukowski's poetry.
(b) Criticizes Bukowski's poetry.
(c) Praises Bukowski's appearance.
(d) Criticizes Bukowski's appearance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Bukowski incarcerated in Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1?

3. Who does Chinasky avoid at a party?

4. How much money do Harry and Madge have in Reunion?

5. In Scenes from the Big Time, which inmate serves time in the hole?

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