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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Dollar and 20 Cents.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bukowski brush off the man in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?
(a) By promising to visit him.
(b) By threatening him.
(c) By yelling at him.
(d) By calling security.

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

3. In Reunion, from where does Harry return home?
(a) Work.
(b) College.
(c) Rehabilitation.
(d) Prison.

4. What gift does Bukowksi give the couple for their wedding?
(a) A miniature house.
(b) A painting.
(c) A toaster.
(d) A miniature coffin.

5. Where does Dan go for his new job?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Dallas.
(c) New York.
(d) Tucson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Goodbye Watson, what does the narrator say that the track teaches him?

3. What profession does Benny have?

4. In the story Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit, where does Bukowski work?

5. In Scenes from the Big Time, what does the narrator do all day?

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