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You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second thing the man Chinaski tries to help drops?
(a) His paperwork.
(b) His medication.
(c) His cane.
(d) His hearing aid.

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

3. In "The Crazy Truth," Chinaski recalled seeing a pedestrian verbally abuse a man in what color car?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

4. According to Chinaski in "Drive Through Hell," the adjective which describes all of humanity is ________.
(a) Excited.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

5. What significant event in history does Chinaski consider in "Sunny Side Down"?
(a) World War II.
(b) French Revolution.
(c) Industrial Revolution.
(d) Cold War.

6. Where is Chinaski in "Sunny Side Down"?
(a) A park.
(b) A diner.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A movie theater.

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

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

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

10. Which poem is considered a play on words?
(a) "Oh Yes."
(b) "True."
(c) "O Tempora! O Mores!"
(d) "The Passing of a Great One."

11. In school, Chinaski often had difficulty with ___________.
(a) Words.
(b) Math.
(c) Physical education.
(d) Science.

12. When Chinaski writes, who or what accompanies him?
(a) His brother.
(b) His dogs.
(c) His radio.
(d) His cats.

13. How much does Chinaski owe to the IRS?
(a) 10,000 dollars.
(b) 3,000 dollars.
(c) 7,000 dollars.
(d) 14,000 dollars.

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

15. When Chinaski finds out he will have to live alone in "Rift," what does he feel?
(a) He does not feel at all alone.
(b) He feels that he can easily find somebody else.
(c) He feels angry.
(d) He feels very alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Friends within the Darkness," Chinaski listens to __________.

2. Saroyan insists that in order for him to write he needs to ______________.

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

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

5. What boy throws up in "Whorehouse"?

(see the answer keys)

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