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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Seize the Day," what makes the grotesque man popular?
(a) He had a child.
(b) He moved away.
(c) He won the lottery.
(d) He got a job.

3. In "Invasion," what kind of animal does Chinaski see in his doorway?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A lion.

4. Chinaski was told that the odds of a patient surviving a hospital for the poor are ______________.
(a) Fifty to one.
(b) Ten to one.
(c) Two to one.
(d) One hundred to one.

5. In "The Shrinking Island," Chinaski's wife tells him not to step on_________.
(a) The cat.
(b) The rug.
(c) A spill.
(d) A creaky floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conclusion does Chinaski reach in "A Cat is a Cat is a Cat is a Cat"?

2. In "My First Affair With That Older Woman," how much older than Chinaski is the woman?

3. In "My Friend, The Parking Lot Attendant," where does the attendant work?

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

5. In "Helping the Old," where does Chinaski try to assist an old man?

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