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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 236-255.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the thief who lives in a boarding house in "Bad Times at the 3rd and Vermont Hotel"?
(a) Hondur.
(b) Tenness.
(c) Alabam.
(d) Dakota.

2. Who is Philip Lamantia?
(a) An actor.
(b) A poet.
(c) A model.
(d) A writer.

3. What is the name of one of Chinaski's friends in "Practice"?
(a) Everette.
(b) Eugene.
(c) Eric.
(d) Embry.

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

5. In which poem does Bukowski ruminate on his inconsistent fame?
(a) "Huh?"
(b) "Their Night."
(c) "Relentless as a Tarantula."
(d) "Only For a Minute."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Chinaski of the present in "Zero"?

2. Which of the following is a theme not reflected by these poems?

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

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

5. What kind of women does "Poor Al" date?

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