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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 51-72.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the subject of the poem "Retired"?
(a) Chinaski's father.
(b) A homeless man.
(c) Chinaski's mother.
(d) Chinaski's brother.

2. Which of the following is a theme not reflected by these poems?
(a) Joy.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Regret.

3. In "Working It Out," who is Gregory Peck portraying on television?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Charles Dickens.

4. Which poem is a short quip in which Bukowski says it is still nice to be Bukowski?
(a) "Well, That's Just the Way It Is."
(b) "Rift."
(c) "The Chemistry of Things."
(d) "The Still Trapeze."

5. In "Darkness," what does Chinaski lament?
(a) The fulfillment of ambitions.
(b) The lie of the American dream.
(c) American education.
(d) Selfishness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the hotel room in "A Good Time"?

2. What significant event in history does Chinaski consider in "Sunny Side Down"?

3. What is the name of Chinaski's lover with whom he lived with on next to nothing?

4. What is the occupation of the subject in "That's Why Funerals Are So Sad"?

5. Saroyan insists that in order for him to write he needs to ______________.

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