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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 236-255.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the second girl in "Those Girls We Followed Home"?
(a) Laurent.
(b) Louise.
(c) Lois.
(d) Suzanne.

2. Chinaski says that Mexican girls in "Longshot" are often doing which of the following?
(a) Tending to bedding.
(b) Doing paperwork.
(c) Sweeping and mopping.
(d) Yelling.

3. When the thief in the boarding house tries to rob Chinaski, how does he get back at him?
(a) He sleeps with his girlfriend.
(b) He takes his money.
(c) He hits him with a wine bottle.
(d) He kills him.

4. Chinaski mentions that the lottery funds _____________.
(a) Health care.
(b) Education.
(c) Public safety.
(d) Art.

5. Which poem is considered the strangest in the collection?
(a) "Longshot."
(b) "Hard Times."
(c) "Invasion."
(d) "Concrete."

Short Answer Questions

1. All the crazy poets Chinaski used to work with now have what kinds of jobs?

2. What is the first thing that the man whom Chinaski tries to help drops?

3. In "The Shrinking Island," what does Chinaski give up on since he is drunk?

4. Chinaski was told that the odds of a patient surviving a hospital for the poor are ______________.

5. Which of the following is the name of one of the women in "Those Girls We Followed Home"?

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