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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which poem is considered the strangest in the collection?
(a) "Hard Times."
(b) "Concrete."
(c) "Invasion."
(d) "Longshot."

2. Which of the following is most evident in "I Thought the Stuff Tasted Worse than Usual"?
(a) Irony.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Gallows humor.
(d) Sarcasm.

3. In "Putrefaction," back to which decade does Chinaski think the country is regressing?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1990s.
(d) 1970s.

4. Where is the hotel room in "A Good Time"?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Miami.
(c) New York.
(d) Las Vegas.

5. What is the name of Chinaski's friend in "The Chemistry of Things"?
(a) Maribelle.
(b) Marcy.
(c) Mary Lou.
(d) Mary Anne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Chinaski drink with in "I Thought the Stuff Tasted Worse than Usual"?

2. To whom/what does Emily Bukowski tend?

3. In "Glenn Miller," Chinaski recalls what kind of shop?

4. In "Invasion," what kind of animal does Chinaski see in his doorway?

5. In "Red Mercedes," what does the passenger hand the driver of the car from the glove box?

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