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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Chinaski give another driver a rude gesture?
(a) Supermarket parking lot.
(b) School parking lot.
(c) Library parking lot.
(d) Busy intersection.

2. In "The Stride," how old does Chinaski recall being?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Twenty-one
(c) Twenty-four
(d) Thirty.

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Chinaski of the present in "Zero"?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Angry.
(c) Docile.
(d) Aggressive.

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

5. In which poem does Chinaski struggle with writer's block?
(a) "Zero."
(b) "Putrefaction."
(c) "Supposedly Famous."
(d) "I'll Take It."

6. In "Termites of the Page," whom does Bukowski lambast?
(a) Middle class workers.
(b) Celebrities.
(c) Poets.
(d) Athletes.

7. Who has an ironic death in Bukowski's work?
(a) Chinaski's father.
(b) Chinaski.
(c) The man in the red Mercedes.
(d) Chinaski's uncle.

8. Whom does Chinaski seem to think deserves better than any other man?
(a) Himself.
(b) His father.
(c) John Fante.
(d) Hemingway.

9. In "Darkness," what does Chinaski lament?
(a) American education.
(b) The lie of the American dream.
(c) The fulfillment of ambitions.
(d) Selfishness.

10. What is the name of Chinaski's lover with whom he lived with on next to nothing?
(a) Jolene.
(b) Judith.
(c) Jane.
(d) Julia.

11. In "Drive Through Hell," where does Chinaski see the soul of the world?
(a) Near a park.
(b) At a school.
(c) In a diner.
(d) On the freeway.

12. According to Chinaski, where are all of his defenders?
(a) Asia.
(b) South America.
(c) Europe.
(d) North America.

13. What is the first thing that the man whom Chinaski tries to help drops?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His gloves.
(c) His hat.
(d) His glasses.

14. With whom does Chinaski seem to feel the strongest kinship?
(a) An actor.
(b) An English poet.
(c) A German composer.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

15. What was Fante's occupation?
(a) Actor.
(b) Painter.
(c) Writer.
(d) Singer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chinaski's justification for indolence and excess?

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

3. In "Helping the Old," where does Chinaski try to assist an old man?

4. How did Chinaski's friend from "The Stride" die?

5. In "My Friend, The Parking Lot Attendant," where does the attendant work?

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