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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Chinaski's other friend in "Song'?
(a) Harry.
(b) Henry.
(c) Harris.
(d) Herk.

3. In which poem does Bukowski ruminate on his inconsistent fame?
(a) "Their Night."
(b) "Relentless as a Tarantula."
(c) "Huh?"
(d) "Only For a Minute."

4. Chinaski believes that the hopes and joys of life are inevitably lost due to _________.
(a) Health.
(b) Age.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Money.

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

6. In "Sticks and Stones . . ." Chinaski responds to whom?
(a) Male critics.
(b) Young critics.
(c) Female critics.
(d) Old critics.

7. In "The Blade," where does Chinaski work?
(a) School.
(b) Post ofice.
(c) Diner.
(d) Factory.

8. Which of the following describes the woman in "The Lady in the Castle"?
(a) She has big feet.
(b) She has long hair.
(c) She has a large nose.
(d) She has big eyes.

9. Whom does Chinaski drink with in "I Thought the Stuff Tasted Worse than Usual"?
(a) Judy.
(b) Janice.
(c) Julia.
(d) Jane.

10. Whom does Chinaski ogle in "Concrete"?
(a) The man's sister.
(b) The man's wife.
(c) The man's mother.
(d) The man's daughter.

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

12. What happens to Chinaski in "Everybody Talks Too Much"?
(a) He meets a woman at the bar.
(b) He is pulled over by a cop.
(c) He gets into a fight.
(d) He files for divorce.

13. What is one of Chinaski's friends named in "Song"?
(a) Janice.
(b) James.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Julio.

14. In "Wearing the Collar," which animal does Chinaski talk about?
(a) Dog.
(b) Lion.
(c) Cat.
(d) Mouse.

15. Chinaski says that Mexican girls in "Longshot" are often doing which of the following?
(a) Doing paperwork.
(b) Yelling.
(c) Tending to bedding.
(d) Sweeping and mopping.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Help Wanted," what does Chinaski recall doing?

2. Chinaski claims to say nothing to cops and what other type of person?

3. What is the name of the woman that "Love Poem to a Stripper" is dedicated to?

4. Chinaski describes Paris as a lovely city full of _______________.

5. In "About the PEN Conference," the author states that a writer without his typewriter is just a _________.

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