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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 256-276.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chinaski believes the best companion is _____________.
(a) His wife.
(b) Himself.
(c) His pets.
(d) His ex-girlfriend.

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

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

4. Which of the following is most evident in "I Thought the Stuff Tasted Worse than Usual"?
(a) Irony.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Sarcasm.
(d) Gallows humor.

5. How old was Chinaski when he took a trip to Tijuana?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Twenty-one.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Putrefaction," back to which decade does Chinaski think the country is regressing?

2. Which of the following is a theme not reflected by these poems?

3. In "Termites of the Page," whom does Bukowski lambast?

4. What is Chinaski's emotion in "I'll Take It..."?

5. What point is made in "Trying to Make It"?

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