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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 113-132.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Chinaski's favorite place in "My Vanishing Act"?
(a) A graveyard.
(b) A baseball field.
(c) A meadow.
(d) A football field.

3. According to Chinaski, how long did it take him to become the best drunk in the neighborhood?
(a) Two years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Eighteen years.
(d) Ten years.

4. What is the name of Chinaski's lover with whom he lived with on next to nothing?
(a) Julia.
(b) Judith.
(c) Jane.
(d) Jolene.

5. In "Starting Fast," where does Chinaski sleep?
(a) A flower bed.
(b) A stranger's home.
(c) A hostel.
(d) A park bench.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Starting Fast," what does Chinaski ruminate on?

2. Saroyan flees from the United States to _________.

3. In "Putrefaction," back to which decade does Chinaski think the country is regressing?

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

5. What significant event in history does Chinaski consider in "Sunny Side Down"?

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