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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 133-154.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Chinaski of the present in "Zero"?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Docile.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sympathetic.

3. Whom does Chinaski pity in "Supposedly Famous"?
(a) His cats
(b) Hs parents.
(c) His brothers and sisters.
(d) His wife.

4. In "Friends within the Darkness," Chinaski listens to __________.
(a) Classical music.
(b) Rap music.
(c) Rock music.
(d) Country music.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Chinaski in "Sunny Side Down"?

2. What is the name of the thief who lives in a boarding house in "Bad Times at the 3rd and Vermont Hotel"?

3. What does Bukowski seem to defend through his poetry?

4. How did Chinaski's friend from "The Stride" die?

5. When the thief in the boarding house tries to rob Chinaski, how does he get back at him?

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