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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Saroyan insists that in order for him to write he needs to ______________.
(a) Draw.
(b) Hike.
(c) Drive.
(d) Gamble.

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

3. Which poem is a short quip in which Bukowski says it is still nice to be Bukowski?
(a) "Well, That's Just the Way It Is."
(b) "Rift."
(c) "The Still Trapeze."
(d) "The Chemistry of Things."

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

5. In "Helping the Old," where does Chinaski try to assist an old man?
(a) The bank.
(b) The sidewalk
(c) The theater.
(d) The grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the man located in "The Man in the Brown Suit"?

2. Which of the following is the setting for "Red Mercedes" and a frequent setting in Bukowski's work?

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

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

5. Chinaski believes that most poets are which of the following?

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