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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Saroyan flees from the United States to _________.
(a) Britain.
(b) Germany.
(c) Croatia.
(d) France.

4. Where is the man located in "The Man in the Brown Suit"?
(a) A diner.
(b) A bank.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) An office.

5. What kind of women does "Poor Al" date?
(a) Sad women.
(b) Stupid women.
(c) Crazy women.
(d) Absent women.

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

7. In "Rift," who gets mad at Chinaski?
(a) The woman he lives with.
(b) His roommate.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

8. What kind of magazines does Chinaski write for in "O Tempora! O Mores!"?
(a) Pornographic magazines.
(b) Women's magazines.
(c) Outdoor magazines.
(d) Home improvement magazines.

9. In "The Master Plan," where does Chinaski survive a harsh winter?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Miami.

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

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

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

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

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

15. When the thief in the boarding house tries to rob Chinaski, how does he get back at him?
(a) He hits him with a wine bottle.
(b) He sleeps with his girlfriend.
(c) He takes his money.
(d) He kills him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Chinaski finds out he will have to live alone in "Rift," what does he feel?

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

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

4. What is the first thing that the man whom Chinaski tries to help drops?

5. What is the occupation of the subject in "That's Why Funerals Are So Sad"?

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