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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the chemistry teacher who molested Chinaski's friend?
(a) Mr. Harpin.
(b) Mr. Hunn.
(c) Mr. Harold.
(d) Mr. Heston.

2. In "Cornered," where does Chinaski often sit?
(a) Busy restaurants.
(b) Park benches.
(c) Bookstores.
(d) Empty bars.

3. Whom does Chinaski say he loves in "Supposedly Famous"?
(a) His critics.
(b) His cats.
(c) His wife.
(d) His parents.

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

5. Who is most fond of motivational cliches?
(a) Chinaski's mentor.
(b) Chinaski.
(c) Chinaski's mother.
(d) Chinaski's father.

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

7. Whom does Chinaski pity in "Supposedly Famous"?
(a) Hs parents.
(b) His cats
(c) His wife.
(d) His brothers and sisters.

8. Where is Chinaski's favorite place in "My Vanishing Act"?
(a) A meadow.
(b) A football field.
(c) A baseball field.
(d) A graveyard.

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

10. In "Shoes," what does the young man think of the shoes?
(a) He thinks they are sexy.
(b) He thinks they are ridiculous.
(c) He thinks they would look good on him.
(d) He has no feelings about them.

11. Where does "Together" take place?
(a) A rented room.
(b) A hostel.
(c) A diner.
(d) A park.

12. Which of the following is a theme not reflected by these poems?
(a) Regret.
(b) Joy.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Acceptance.

13. In "Glenn Miller," Chinaski recalls what kind of shop?
(a) Sports shop.
(b) Bicycle shop.
(c) Soda shop.
(d) Book shop.

14. Chinaski believes the best companion is _____________.
(a) His ex-girlfriend.
(b) Himself.
(c) His wife.
(d) His pets.

15. Who is Emily Bukowski?
(a) Bukowski's sister.
(b) Bukowski's mother.
(c) Bukowski's wife.
(d) Bukowski's grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Non-urgent Poem," a man says that Chinaski has lost which of the following?

2. When Chinaski writes, who or what accompanies him?

3. Saroyan flees from the United States to _________.

4. Which of the following is the setting for "Red Mercedes" and a frequent setting in Bukowski's work?

5. In "Putrefaction," back to which decade does Chinaski think the country is regressing?

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