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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is most fond of motivational cliches?
(a) Chinaski's mentor.
(b) Chinaski's father.
(c) Chinaski's mother.
(d) Chinaski.

2. What was the name of Chinaski's teacher?
(a) Ms. Simms.
(b) Ms. Simpson.
(c) Ms. Samuels.
(d) Ms. Sorento.

3. Where does Chinaski give another driver a rude gesture?
(a) Supermarket parking lot.
(b) School parking lot.
(c) Library parking lot.
(d) Busy intersection.

4. "Love Poem to a Stripper" is dedicated to a woman that Chinaski saw in which year?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1963.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chinaski was told that the odds of a patient surviving a hospital for the poor are ______________.

2. In "The Shrinking Island," Chinaski's wife tells him not to step on_________.

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

4. Where does the woman in "A Good Time" want to be taken?

5. Who has an ironic death in Bukowski's work?

(see the answer key)

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