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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chinaski describes Paris as a lovely city full of _______________.
(a) Lovers.
(b) Animals.
(c) Intelligent people.
(d) Cowards.

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

3. Chinaski was told that the odds of a patient surviving a hospital for the poor are ______________.
(a) One hundred to one.
(b) Two to one.
(c) Ten to one.
(d) Fifty to one.

4. According to Chinaski in "Drive Through Hell," the adjective which describes all of humanity is ________.
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Excited.
(d) Depressed.

5. To whom/what does Emily Bukowski tend?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her grandchildren.
(c) Birds.
(d) Cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Friends within the Darkness," Chinaski listens to __________.

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. What was the name of Chinaski's teacher?

5. What kind of women does "Poor Al" date?

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