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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the format of the poems in this collection?
(a) Free verse.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Sonnet.
(d) Haiku.

2. Chinaski believes that most poets are which of the following?
(a) Angry.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Privileged.
(d) Innocent.

3. In "Red Mercedes," what does the passenger hand the driver of the car from the glove box?
(a) A phone.
(b) A knife.
(c) A folder of documents.
(d) A gun.

4. What does Bukowski seem to defend through his poetry?
(a) Education.
(b) Listlessness.
(c) Lack of ambition.
(d) Slefishness.

5. In "Termites of the Page," whom does Bukowski lambast?
(a) Middle class workers.
(b) Celebrities.
(c) Athletes.
(d) Poets.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Non-urgent Poem," a man says that Chinaski has lost which of the following?

2. What is the name of the thief who lives in a boarding house in "Bad Times at the 3rd and Vermont Hotel"?

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

4. All the crazy poets Chinaski used to work with now have what kinds of jobs?

5. What is the name of the chemistry teacher who molested Chinaski's friend?

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