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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Helping the Old," where does Chinaski try to assist an old man?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) The bank.
(c) The sidewalk
(d) The theater.

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

4. What significant event in history does Chinaski consider in "Sunny Side Down"?
(a) French Revolution.
(b) Cold War.
(c) Industrial Revolution.
(d) World War II.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the thief who lives in a boarding house in "Bad Times at the 3rd and Vermont Hotel"?

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

3. Who has an ironic death in Bukowski's work?

4. Which poem is a short quip in which Bukowski says it is still nice to be Bukowski?

5. What is the name of the chemistry teacher who molested Chinaski's friend?

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