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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the setting for "Red Mercedes" and a frequent setting in Bukowski's work?
(a) Casino.
(b) Chinaski's father's house.
(c) Hotel.
(d) Race track.

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

3. In "Red Mercedes," what does the passenger hand the driver of the car from the glove box?
(a) A folder of documents.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) A phone.

4. Saroyan flees from the United States to _________.
(a) Germany.
(b) Croatia.
(c) Britain.
(d) France.

5. Who is most fond of motivational cliches?
(a) Chinaski's mentor.
(b) Chinaski's mother.
(c) Chinaski.
(d) Chinaski's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Chinaski in "Sunny Side Down"?

2. In "Termites of the Page," whom does Bukowski lambast?

3. Who is the subject of the poem "Retired"?

4. In "Darkness," what does Chinaski lament?

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

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