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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Beginner.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what is Sarah extremely opposed in "Six Inches?"
(a) Birth control.
(b) Out-of-wedlock pregnancies.
(c) Pre-marital sex.
(d) Population growth.

2. Under what name is Hitler living in "Swastika?"
(a) Werner.
(b) Meyers.
(c) Steinberg.
(d) Tilson.

3. For what reason is Bukowski approved for a blood transfusion?
(a) His wife slept with the doctor.
(b) His father is a doctor.
(c) His mother paid the hospital a large sum of money for her son's care.
(d) His father works for the county museum.

4. In "All the Pussy We Want," for what reasons does Harry claim gold is thrown up above ground?
(a) Artillery shells.
(b) Construction.
(c) Land mines.
(d) Archeology.

5. For whom does Sanchez's lover name herself?
(a) Goethe.
(b) Dante.
(c) Brecht.
(d) Kafka.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what has Ginny just escaped?

2. In "25 Bums in Rags," how much money does Bukowski get paid for his day of work?

3. What does the unnamed narrator of "Trouble with a Battery" reveal to have been the reason he picked up a prostitute in the first place?

4. Who supports Borst's lifestyle?

5. Why do Bukowski's coworkers find him hard to work with in "Kid Stardust on the Porterhouse?"

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