2. Which poem is a short quip in which Bukowski says it is still nice to be Bukowski?
(a) "Rift."
(b) "Well, That's Just the Way It Is."
(c) "The Chemistry of Things."
(d) "The Still Trapeze."

3. In "Putrefaction," back to which decade does Chinaski think the country is regressing?
(a) 1990s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1960s.

4. In "Rift," who gets mad at Chinaski?
(a) His brother.
(b) His roommate.
(c) His father.
(d) The woman he lives with.

5. In "My Friend, The Parking Lot Attendant," where does the attendant work?
(a) A race track.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A fancy restaurant.
(d) A dance club.

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

7. What is the occupation of the subject in "That's Why Funerals Are So Sad"?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A writer.
(c) A boxer.
(d) An actor.

8. In "Drive Through Hell," where does Chinaski see the soul of the world?
(a) Near a park.
(b) On the freeway.
(c) At a school.
(d) In a diner.

9. What kind of magazines does Chinaski write for in "O Tempora! O Mores!"?
(a) Women's magazines.
(b) Pornographic magazines.
(c) Outdoor magazines.
(d) Home improvement magazines.

10. What boy throws up in "Whorehouse"?
(a) Vince.
(b) Chinaski.
(c) Jack.
(d) Lance.

11. What is the second thing the man Chinaski tries to help drops?
(a) His paperwork.
(b) His medication.
(c) His hearing aid.
(d) His cane.

12. Chinaski assures the readers that even though he writes less about drinking and prostitutes, what is still intact?
(a) His faith.
(b) His anger.
(c) His agony.
(d) His depression.

13. Chinaski believes that most poets are which of the following?
(a) Angry.
(b) Innocent.
(c) Privileged.
(d) Selfish.

14. What does Bukowski seem to defend through his poetry?
(a) Lack of ambition.
(b) Education.
(c) Slefishness.
(d) Listlessness.

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