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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 195-215.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is most evident in "I Thought the Stuff Tasted Worse than Usual"?
(a) Irony.
(b) Sarcasm.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Gallows humor.

2. Where is Chinaski's favorite place in "My Vanishing Act"?
(a) A football field.
(b) A graveyard.
(c) A meadow.
(d) A baseball field.

3. What is Chinaski's emotion in "I'll Take It..."?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Sad.
(c) Nostalgic.
(d) Angry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Chinaski in "Everybody Talks Too Much"?

2. What is the name of Chinaski's friend in "The Stride"?

3. Where does Chinaski live?

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

5. Whom does Chinaski pity in "Supposedly Famous"?

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