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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 256-276.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Chinaski of the present in "Zero"?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Angry.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Docile.
2. In "Working It Out," who is Gregory Peck portraying on television?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Mark Twain.
3. Which of the following is most evident in "I Thought the Stuff Tasted Worse than Usual"?
(a) Irony.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Gallows humor.
(d) Sarcasm.
4. Who is Emily Bukowski?
(a) Bukowski's sister.
(b) Bukowski's grandmother.
(c) Bukowski's wife.
(d) Bukowski's mother.
5. In which poem does Chinaski struggle with writer's block?
(a) "Putrefaction."
(b) "Zero."
(c) "I'll Take It."
(d) "Supposedly Famous."
Short Answer Questions
1. Chinaski concludes that he owes his life to whom?
2. Who has an ironic death in Bukowski's work?
3. How many cats does Chinaski claim to own?
4. Chinaski says that Mexican girls in "Longshot" are often doing which of the following?
5. In "Education," what does Chinaski remember?
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