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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Notes on the Pest.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotions does Bukowski think a good poet should inspire, as described in Eyes Like the Sky?
(a) Fear and awe.
(b) Satisfaction.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Sadness.

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

3. In Doing Time with Public Enemy No. 1, why is Bukowski deemed unfit for combat?
(a) Poor physical shape.
(b) Excessive sensitivity.
(c) Excessive aggression.
(d) Mental illness.

4. What does Bukowski wonder about himself in Notes on a Pest?
(a) Whether he is intelligent.
(b) Whether he is a good husband.
(c) Whether he is loveable.
(d) Whether he is a pest.

5. In One for Walter Lowenfels, where does the man's daughter need to go today?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Preschool.
(c) School.
(d) Dentist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the railroad crew that Bukowski signs up for in Love it or Leave it?

2. Who does Chinasky avoid at a party?

3. What is the name of the beautiful woman in Rape! Rape!?

4. In Notes on the Pest, what does a pest talk to Bukowski about at the diner?

5. What emotion does Bukowski feel within himself in A Rain of Women?

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