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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How did Chinaski's friend from "The Stride" die?
(a) In the war.
(b) In a hunting accident.
(c) In a boating accident.
(d) In a car accident.

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

5. In "A Non-urgent Poem," a man says that Chinaski has lost which of the following?
(a) Mood.
(b) Faith.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Urgency.

6. What boy throws up in "Whorehouse"?
(a) Jack.
(b) Chinaski.
(c) Vince.
(d) Lance.

7. Chinaski believes that most poets are which of the following?
(a) Angry.
(b) Innocent.
(c) Privileged.
(d) Selfish.

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

9. Saroyan insists that in order for him to write he needs to ______________.
(a) Gamble.
(b) Drive.
(c) Draw.
(d) Hike.

10. 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.

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

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

13. Where does the woman in "A Good Time" want to be taken?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Miami.
(d) New York.

14. In "Helping the Old," where does Chinaski try to assist an old man?
(a) The sidewalk
(b) The theater.
(c) The bank.
(d) The grocery store.

15. In "Working It Out," who is Gregory Peck portraying on television?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Mark Twain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Chinaski's friend in "The Stride"?

2. Where does Chinaski live?

3. Chinaski argues that his friend from "Stride" would feel crestfallen to see what which of the following does to a man?

4. What kind of magazines does Chinaski write for in "O Tempora! O Mores!"?

5. What kind of women does "Poor Al" date?

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