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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Chinaski in "Longshot"?
(a) Business office.
(b) Alley.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Dentist office.

2. Chinaski declares that he is not worried about which of the following in "Someday I'm Going to Write a Primer . . ."?
(a) Women.
(b) A bomb.
(c) Drinking.
(d) A war.

3. What happens to Chinaski as he gets thinner in "You Get So Alone At Times . . ."?
(a) He stops writing.
(b) He becomes angry.
(c) He finds himself less attractive.
(d) He becomes more interested in drinking.

4. What point is made in "Trying to Make It"?
(a) It is hard to be demanding.
(b) It is hard to be hopeful.
(c) It is hard to make it big.
(d) It is hard to find love.

5. In "Fractional Note," what is described as getting worse?
(a) Art.
(b) People.
(c) Aesthetics.
(d) Ethics.

6. What is "An Ordinary Poem" about?
(a) Things he does not like.
(b) Things he has felt anger toward.
(c) A war.
(d) Things he cares about.

7. "Love Poem to a Stripper" is dedicated to a woman that Chinaski saw in which year?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1953.

8. Chinaski describes Paris as a lovely city full of _______________.
(a) Lovers.
(b) Intelligent people.
(c) Animals.
(d) Cowards.

9. What is Li Po's occupation?
(a) Laborer.
(b) Painter.
(c) Poet.
(d) Doctor.

10. In "Marching Through Georgia," which of the following does Chinaski use to describe the world?
(a) Cold.
(b) Hot.
(c) Hate-filled.
(d) Peaceful.

11. In "Gay Paree" what does Chinaski describe?
(a) Cafes.
(b) Bookstores.
(c) Bars.
(d) Hotels.

12. In "Their Night," Chinaski connects his distaste for the Lost Generation to __________.
(a) Populism.
(b) Secularism.
(c) Bigotry.
(d) Racism.

13. In "About the PEN Conference," the author states that a writer without his typewriter is just a _________.
(a) Madman.
(b) Professor.
(c) Man.
(d) Artist.

14. What is the name of the woman that "Love Poem to a Stripper" is dedicated to?
(a) Rose Mary.
(b) Rory.
(c) Rachelle.
(d) Rosalie.

15. In "Not Listed," Chinaski runs into an ex-jockey named ___________.
(a) Harold.
(b) Harry.
(c) Henry.
(d) Hex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What building is destroyed in "The Death of a Splendid Neighborhood"?

2. Where does Chinaski get out of his car in "Hard Times"?

3. Chinaski concludes that he owes his life to whom?

4. Whom does Chinaski ogle in "Concrete"?

5. In "Fractional Note," what is happening to hope?

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