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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 298-313.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Li Po's occupation?
(a) Laborer.
(b) Painter.
(c) Poet.
(d) Doctor.

2. What happens to Chinaski in "Everybody Talks Too Much"?
(a) He files for divorce.
(b) He gets into a fight.
(c) He meets a woman at the bar.
(d) He is pulled over by a cop.

3. In "Supposedly Famous," Chinaski takes stock of __________.
(a) His family.
(b) His knowledge.
(c) His life.
(d) His wife's life.

4. In "Red Mercedes," what does the passenger hand the driver of the car from the glove box?
(a) A folder of documents.
(b) A gun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A phone.

5. Which poem is a short quip in which Bukowski says it is still nice to be Bukowski?
(a) "The Still Trapeze."
(b) "Well, That's Just the Way It Is."
(c) "The Chemistry of Things."
(d) "Rift."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Gay Paree" what does Chinaski describe?

3. Where does "Together" take place?

4. What is the name of Chinaski's second friend in "Practice"?

5. Who is Philip Lamantia?

(see the answer key)

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