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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 73-93.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. With whom does Chinaski seem to feel the strongest kinship?
(a) An actor.
(b) An English poet.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) A German composer.

5. Saroyan insists that in order for him to write he needs to ______________.
(a) Draw.
(b) Hike.
(c) Drive.
(d) Gamble.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the man located in "The Man in the Brown Suit"?

2. When Chinaski writes, who or what accompanies him?

3. Where does Chinaski give another driver a rude gesture?

4. When the thief in the boarding house tries to rob Chinaski, how does he get back at him?

5. What is the format of the poems in this collection?

(see the answer key)

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