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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pp. 298-313.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Termites of the Page," whom does Bukowski lambast?
(a) Poets.
(b) Middle class workers.
(c) Celebrities.
(d) Athletes.

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

3. Chinaski says that Mexican girls in "Longshot" are often doing which of the following?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Sweeping and mopping.
(c) Tending to bedding.
(d) Doing paperwork.

4. In "Fractional Note," what is happening to hope?
(a) It is unappealing.
(b) It is diminished.
(c) It is lost forever.
(d) It is abundant.

5. Which of the following is a theme not reflected by these poems?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Regret.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Joy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Chinaski's other friend in "Song'?

2. According to Chinaski, all rage and destructiveness is transformed into which of the following?

3. In "Hot," Bukowski claims that there is which of the following in everything around him?

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

5. Chinaski describes the food in Paris as being which of the following?

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