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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 one of Chinaski's friends named in "Song"?
(a) Jordan.
(b) James.
(c) Julio.
(d) Janice.

2. In which of the following poems does Chinaski not focus on the hidden horrors of life?
(a) "Not Listed."
(b) "The Blade."
(c) "The Boil."
(d) "The Lady in the Castle."

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

4. Whom does Chinaski ogle in "Concrete"?
(a) The man's daughter.
(b) The man's wife.
(c) The man's sister.
(d) The man's mother.

5. According to Chinaski, how long did it take him to become the best drunk in the neighborhood?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Eighteen years.
(d) Ten years.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chinaski, all rage and destructiveness is transformed into which of the following?

2. Chinaski likes the editor in one of the poems even though she is which of the following?

3. In "Supposedly Famous," Chinaski takes stock of __________.

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

5. Chinaski concludes that he owes his life to whom?

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