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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the editor in "The Beautiful Lady Editor" help the poor?
(a) South America.
(b) Africa.
(c) Europe.
(d) Asia.

2. Where does "My Buddy" take place?
(a) New York.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. In "Help Wanted," what does Chinaski recall doing?
(a) Writing.
(b) Dating.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Reading.

4. In "The Beautiful Lady Editor," who writes to Chinaski telling him he deserves to be miserable?
(a) The editor.
(b) His ex-wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

5. Which of the following has happened to Chinaski in "Longshot"?
(a) He is cleaning.
(b) He is losing a lot of blood.
(c) He is fighting.
(d) He is working.

6. What is the name of the woman that "Love Poem to a Stripper" is dedicated to?
(a) Rory.
(b) Rosalie.
(c) Rachelle.
(d) Rose Mary.

7. In "Not Listed," Chinaski runs into an ex-jockey named ___________.
(a) Hex.
(b) Harry.
(c) Harold.
(d) Henry.

8. In "The Shrinking Island," what does Chinaski give up on since he is drunk?
(a) Typing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Eating.

9. Chinaski mentions that the lottery funds _____________.
(a) Art.
(b) Public safety.
(c) Education.
(d) Health care.

10. In "Sticks and Stones . . ." Chinaski responds to whom?
(a) Young critics.
(b) Male critics.
(c) Female critics.
(d) Old critics.

11. What is the name of Chinaski's other friend in "Song'?
(a) Harris.
(b) Herk.
(c) Henry.
(d) Harry.

12. Where does Chinaski imagine himself in "Me and My Buddy"?
(a) Indonesia.
(b) Australia.
(c) Japan.
(d) China.

13. What is the name of Chinaski's second friend in "Practice"?
(a) Iverson.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Frank.
(d) Ingrid.

14. In "Seize the Day," what makes the grotesque man popular?
(a) He got a job.
(b) He had a child.
(c) He moved away.
(d) He won the lottery.

15. In "Hot," Bukowski claims that there is which of the following in everything around him?
(a) Ice.
(b) Earth.
(c) Fire.
(d) Wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chinaski claims to say nothing to cops and what other type of person?

2. Which of the following is most evident in "I Thought the Stuff Tasted Worse than Usual"?

3. In "The Shrinking Island," Chinaski's wife tells him not to step on_________.

4. Whom does Chinaski meet in "A Tragic Meeting"?

5. What building is destroyed in "The Death of a Splendid Neighborhood"?

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