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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. 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 files for divorce.
(d) He gets into a fight.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Hard Times," Chinaski sees the men who ___________.

2. In "Fractional Note," what is described as getting worse?

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

4. In "Me and My Buddy," what does Chinaski do with his poem?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the feelings Bukowski portrays in "Party's Over."

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

3. How does Chinaski feel about the beautiful lady editor?

4. Describe Chinaski's self-esteem.

5. Describe the poem "The Lady in the Castle."

6. What is the message of "Trying to Make It"?

7. Why is the title "Practice" clever?

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

9. What does Chinaski say about lost pleasure?

10. Describe Chinaski's thought process in "Everybody Talks Too Much."

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