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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 94-112.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In "Supposedly Famous," Chinaski takes stock of __________.
(a) His knowledge.
(b) His life.
(c) His family.
(d) His wife's life.
2. What is the first thing that the man whom Chinaski tries to help drops?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His glasses.
(c) His gloves.
(d) His hat.
3. In "Helping the Old," where does Chinaski try to assist an old man?
(a) The bank.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The sidewalk
(d) The theater.
4. In which poem does Chinaski struggle with writer's block?
(a) "Putrefaction."
(b) "Supposedly Famous."
(c) "I'll Take It."
(d) "Zero."
5. In "Termites of the Page," whom does Bukowski lambast?
(a) Poets.
(b) Athletes.
(c) Middle class workers.
(d) Celebrities.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Putrefaction," back to which decade does Chinaski think the country is regressing?
2. According to Chinaski, where are all of his defenders?
3. Where does Chinaski live?
4. What is Chinaski's justification for indolence and excess?
5. Saroyan flees from the United States to _________.
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