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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 94-112.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Working It Out," who is Gregory Peck portraying on television?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Mark Twain.

3. Chinaski believes that most poets are which of the following?
(a) Privileged.
(b) Angry.
(c) Innocent.
(d) Selfish.

4. Saroyan insists that in order for him to write he needs to ______________.
(a) Drive.
(b) Gamble.
(c) Hike.
(d) Draw.

5. In which poem does Bukowski relate his famous origin story?
(a) "Garbage."
(b) "The Master Plan."
(c) "My Vanishing Act."
(d) "Zero."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is most fond of motivational cliches?

2. What is the name of the chemistry teacher who molested Chinaski's friend?

3. What kind of women does "Poor Al" date?

4. What is the occupation of the subject in "That's Why Funerals Are So Sad"?

5. In "A Non-urgent Poem," a man says that Chinaski has lost which of the following?

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