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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 occupation of the subject in "That's Why Funerals Are So Sad"?
(a) An actor.
(b) A writer.
(c) A boxer.
(d) A police officer.

2. In "My First Affair With That Older Woman," how much older than Chinaski is the woman?
(a) Five years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Ten years.

3. What is the name of the thief who lives in a boarding house in "Bad Times at the 3rd and Vermont Hotel"?
(a) Tenness.
(b) Alabam.
(c) Hondur.
(d) Dakota.

4. What is Chinaski's justification for indolence and excess?
(a) His privilege.
(b) His existence.
(c) His childhood.
(d) His love life.

5. With whom does Chinaski seem to feel the strongest kinship?
(a) An English poet.
(b) An actor.
(c) A German composer.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Chinaski's friend in "The Chemistry of Things"?

2. What is the name of Chinaski's lover with whom he lived with on next to nothing?

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

4. In "My Friend, The Parking Lot Attendant," where does the attendant work?

5. What is the second thing the man Chinaski tries to help drops?

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