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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 "Working It Out," who is Gregory Peck portraying on television?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Mark Twain.

2. In "Drive Through Hell," where does Chinaski see the soul of the world?
(a) Near a park.
(b) On the freeway.
(c) In a diner.
(d) At a school.

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

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

5. According to Chinaski in "Drive Through Hell," the adjective which describes all of humanity is ________.
(a) Excited.
(b) Happy.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In which poem does Bukowski relate his famous origin story?

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

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