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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Chinaski in "Longshot"?
(a) Business office.
(b) Alley.
(c) Dentist office.
(d) Hospital.

2. Whom does Chinaski seem to think deserves better than any other man?
(a) John Fante.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) His father.
(d) Himself.

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

4. Where does "My Buddy" take place?
(a) New York.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. What point is made in "Trying to Make It"?
(a) It is hard to be demanding.
(b) It is hard to make it big.
(c) It is hard to be hopeful.
(d) It is hard to find love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Saroyan flees from the United States to _________.

2. In which poem does Chinaski struggle with writer's block?

3. What is the format of the poems in this collection?

4. In "Darkness," what does Chinaski lament?

5. In "Glenn Miller," Chinaski recalls what kind of shop?

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