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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Non-urgent Poem," a man says that Chinaski has lost which of the following?
(a) Emotion.
(b) Faith.
(c) Urgency.
(d) Mood.

2. Where does Chinaski live?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Dallas.

3. Where does Chinaski give another driver a rude gesture?
(a) Busy intersection.
(b) Supermarket parking lot.
(c) Library parking lot.
(d) School parking lot.

4. Which poem is considered a play on words?
(a) "Oh Yes."
(b) "The Passing of a Great One."
(c) "O Tempora! O Mores!"
(d) "True."

5. Where is Chinaski in "Sunny Side Down"?
(a) A movie theater.
(b) A park.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A diner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chinaski's justification for indolence and excess?

2. In which poem does Bukowski ruminate on his inconsistent fame?

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

4. Saroyan flees from the United States to _________.

5. In "Education," what does Chinaski remember?

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