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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Rift," who gets mad at Chinaski?
(a) The woman he lives with.
(b) His brother.
(c) His roommate.
(d) His father.

2. What is the occupation of the subject in "That's Why Funerals Are So Sad"?
(a) A police officer.
(b) An actor.
(c) A boxer.
(d) A writer.

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

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

5. When Chinaski finds out he will have to live alone in "Rift," what does he feel?
(a) He feels angry.
(b) He feels very alone.
(c) He feels that he can easily find somebody else.
(d) He does not feel at all alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Chinaski's teacher?

2. Chinaski's work is most likely a rebuttal to authors like ______________.

3. Where does Chinaski live?

4. What is the second thing the man Chinaski tries to help drops?

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

(see the answer key)

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