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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What boy throws up in "Whorehouse"?
(a) Jack.
(b) Chinaski.
(c) Lance.
(d) Vince.

2. When Chinaski finds out he will have to live alone in "Rift," what does he feel?
(a) He feels angry.
(b) He feels that he can easily find somebody else.
(c) He does not feel at all alone.
(d) He feels very alone.

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

4. Where does Chinaski live?
(a) Dallas.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

5. Who is most fond of motivational cliches?
(a) Chinaski's father.
(b) Chinaski's mentor.
(c) Chinaski.
(d) Chinaski's mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which poem is a short quip in which Bukowski says it is still nice to be Bukowski?

3. How much does Chinaski owe to the IRS?

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

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

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