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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Purple as an Iris.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bukowski stay one summer?
(a) A hotel.
(b) The Poet's Cottage.
(c) A friend's house.
(d) A dorm room.

2. Why does Duke's wife scold him in A .45 to Pay the Rent?
(a) Because he cheated on her.
(b) Because he spent too much money.
(c) Because he left Lala in the car.
(d) Because he let Lala pick the groceries.

3. Where does Bukowski go after he leaves jail in No Stockings?
(a) Vera's apartment.
(b) Dan's house.
(c) Barney's house.
(d) His own home.

4. What job does Dan Skorski quit?
(a) Post office.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Rubber processing plant.
(d) Writing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What singer is Bukowski listening to in I Shot a Man in Reno?

2. What does Bukowski want to ask the person he imagines having a conversation with in In Night Street of Madness?

3. In Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit, what does the man that approaches Bukowski do?

4. What is Mad Jimmy wearing?

5. What does the desk clerk tell Frank?

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