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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Philip Lamantia?
(a) A model.
(b) An actor.
(c) A writer.
(d) A poet.

2. Where does the pretty girl live in "Late Late Late Poem"?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Malibu.

3. How does Chinaski think every older person wants to die?
(a) Suicide.
(b) By a heart attack.
(c) Due to dementia.
(d) In his sleep.

4. Chinaski describes the food in Paris as being which of the following?
(a) Delicious.
(b) Tasteless.
(c) Under spiced.
(d) Over spiced.

5. Where does the editor in "The Beautiful Lady Editor" help the poor?
(a) Asia.
(b) Europe.
(c) South America.
(d) Africa.

6. In "You Get So Alone At Times . . ." how many pounds does Chinaski recall losing in order to get published?
(a) Seventy-five.
(b) Five.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Fifty.

7. In "Seize the Day," what makes the grotesque man popular?
(a) He won the lottery.
(b) He got a job.
(c) He had a child.
(d) He moved away.

8. Which is Bukowski's essential argument in "Fractional Note"?
(a) There is no reason for faith.
(b) The real world does not exist.
(c) Love does not exist.
(d) There are no certainties.

9. Which poem is considered the strangest in the collection?
(a) "Concrete."
(b) "Hard Times."
(c) "Longshot."
(d) "Invasion."

10. Chinaski mentions that the lottery funds _____________.
(a) Education.
(b) Public safety.
(c) Health care.
(d) Art.

11. During which event does "It's Funny, Isn't It? #1" take place?
(a) A concert.
(b) A birthday party.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A school dance.

12. Chinaski likes the editor in one of the poems even though she is which of the following?
(a) Annoying.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Poor.
(d) Angry.

13. Which of the following is the name of one of the women in "Those Girls We Followed Home"?
(a) Iris.
(b) Irene.
(c) Scarlett.
(d) Liz.

14. Which of the following is most evident in "I Thought the Stuff Tasted Worse than Usual"?
(a) Gallows humor.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Sarcasm.
(d) Irony.

15. Chinaski was told that the odds of a patient surviving a hospital for the poor are ______________.
(a) Fifty to one.
(b) Ten to one.
(c) Two to one.
(d) One hundred to one.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Love Poem to a Stripper" is dedicated to a woman that Chinaski saw in which year?

2. In "Marching Through Georgia," which of the following does Chinaski use to describe the world?

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

4. Chinaski says that Mexican girls in "Longshot" are often doing which of the following?

5. In "Song," what does Chinaski's friend sing a song about?

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