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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where does Chinaski imagine himself in "Me and My Buddy"?
(a) Indonesia.
(b) Japan.
(c) Australia.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following has happened to Chinaski in "Longshot"?

2. In "Concrete," who invites Chinaski to his house?

3. In "I Thought the Stuff Tasted Worse than Usual," Chinaski smells like ____________.

4. What is "An Ordinary Poem" about?

5. Which of the following is the name of one of the women in "Those Girls We Followed Home"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Chinaski's self-esteem.

2. How does Chinaski focus on the hidden horrors of life?

3. What does the lion in "Invasion" represent?

4. What allegory is present in "The Death of a Splendid Neighborhood"?

5. Describe Chinaski's feelings for the woman in "The Beautiful Lady Editor."

6. Describe the argument that Bukowski makes in "Fractional Note."

7. Why is "An Ordinary Poem" significant in terms of defining Chinaski?

8. How does Bukowski build a sense of foreboding in "Invasion"?

9. In "Help Wanted," what does Chinaski fear?

10. What common theme runs through the poems "Practice," "My Buddy," John Edgar Webb," and "Love Poem to a Stripper"?

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