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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 73-93.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has an ironic death in Bukowski's work?
(a) Chinaski's father.
(b) Chinaski's uncle.
(c) Chinaski.
(d) The man in the red Mercedes.

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

3. All the crazy poets Chinaski used to work with now have what kinds of jobs?
(a) Teaching jobs.
(b) Constructon jobs.
(c) Clergy jobs.
(d) No jobs.

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

5. In "Education," what does Chinaski remember?
(a) His childhood.
(b) His years in college.
(c) A family reunion.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Helping the Old," where does Chinaski try to assist an old man?

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

4. What is Chinaski's justification for indolence and excess?

5. Who is most fond of motivational cliches?

(see the answer key)

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