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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Big Pot Game.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gordon marry Carol?
(a) She is religious.
(b) They simply want to be married.
(c) He is religious.
(d) To inherit her estate in case she dies.

2. What does Bukowski think of comic strips upon reading them?
(a) They are funnier than ever.
(b) They are not funny at all.
(c) They are sad.
(d) They are interesting, but not funny.

3. How does Bukowski die in A Popular Man?
(a) Chokes to death.
(b) Fever.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Shoots himself.

4. In Notes on the Pest, what does a pest talk to Bukowski about at the diner?
(a) His doughnut.
(b) His work.
(c) His personal life.
(d) His coffee.

5. What is the name of the orangutan in Animal Crackers in My Soup?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Carol.
(c) Gordon.
(d) Bilbo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man interpret one of Bukowski's poems to be about in Great Poets Die in Steaming Pots of Shit?

2. Where does Jack Hendley arrive in Cunt and Kant and a Happy Home?

3. What profession does Benny have?

4. Where does Dan spend much of his time while at work?

5. In The Big Pot Game, what do the young men have, according to Bukowski?

(see the answer key)

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