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You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of women does "Poor Al" date?
(a) Crazy women.
(b) Sad women.
(c) Absent women.
(d) Stupid women.

2. What is the second thing the man Chinaski tries to help drops?
(a) His medication.
(b) His paperwork.
(c) His hearing aid.
(d) His cane.

3. In "Darkness," what does Chinaski lament?
(a) American education.
(b) Selfishness.
(c) The fulfillment of ambitions.
(d) The lie of the American dream.

4. Where does the woman in "A Good Time" want to be taken?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Miami.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

5. In "My Friend, The Parking Lot Attendant," where does the attendant work?
(a) A fancy restaurant.
(b) A dance club.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A race track.

6. Whom does Chinaski pity in "Supposedly Famous"?
(a) Hs parents.
(b) His wife.
(c) His cats
(d) His brothers and sisters.

7. Which poem is a short quip in which Bukowski says it is still nice to be Bukowski?
(a) "The Still Trapeze."
(b) "Well, That's Just the Way It Is."
(c) "The Chemistry of Things."
(d) "Rift."

8. In "Termites of the Page," whom does Bukowski lambast?
(a) Celebrities.
(b) Poets.
(c) Middle class workers.
(d) Athletes.

9. What is Chinaski's emotion in "I'll Take It..."?
(a) Angry.
(b) Grateful.
(c) Nostalgic.
(d) Sad.

10. Saroyan flees from the United States to _________.
(a) Croatia.
(b) France.
(c) Britain.
(d) Germany.

11. What boy throws up in "Whorehouse"?
(a) Chinaski.
(b) Vince.
(c) Lance.
(d) Jack.

12. Which of the following is a theme not reflected by these poems?
(a) Solitude.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Regret.
(d) Joy.

13. What is the first thing that the man whom Chinaski tries to help drops?
(a) His glasses.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His gloves.
(d) His hat.

14. Which poem is considered a play on words?
(a) "The Passing of a Great One."
(b) "Oh Yes."
(c) "True."
(d) "O Tempora! O Mores!"

15. Which of the following adjectives best describes Chinaski of the present in "Zero"?
(a) Docile.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Stride," how old does Chinaski recall being?

2. Who is the subject of the poem "Retired"?

3. When the thief in the boarding house tries to rob Chinaski, how does he get back at him?

4. In which poem does Bukowski relate his famous origin story?

5. In "Supposedly Famous," Chinaski takes stock of __________.

(see the answer keys)

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