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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 195-215.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chinaski likes the editor in one of the poems even though she is which of the following?
(a) Annoying.
(b) Poor.
(c) Angry.
(d) Wealthy.

2. In "The Beautiful Lady Editor," who writes to Chinaski telling him he deserves to be miserable?
(a) The editor.
(b) His mother.
(c) His ex-wife.
(d) His father.

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

4. In "The Boil," for whom does Chinaski work?
(a) Proctor & Gamble.
(b) Random House.
(c) Nabisco.
(d) Pepsi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Concrete," who invites Chinaski to his house?

2. Chinaski was told that the odds of a patient surviving a hospital for the poor are ______________.

3. In "Hard Times," Chinaski sees the men who ___________.

4. In "The Blade," where does Chinaski work?

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

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