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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Chinaski when he took a trip to Tijuana?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Twenty-one.

2. What is the name of the thief who lives in a boarding house in "Bad Times at the 3rd and Vermont Hotel"?
(a) Tenness.
(b) Hondur.
(c) Alabam.
(d) Dakota.

3. Who is the subject of the poem "Retired"?
(a) Chinaski's brother.
(b) A homeless man.
(c) Chinaski's father.
(d) Chinaski's mother.

4. What significant event in history does Chinaski consider in "Sunny Side Down"?
(a) World War II.
(b) Industrial Revolution.
(c) Cold War.
(d) French Revolution.

5. Where is the hotel room in "A Good Time"?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Miami.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poem is a short quip in which Bukowski says it is still nice to be Bukowski?

2. In "Supposedly Famous," Chinaski takes stock of __________.

3. In "The Master Plan," where does Chinaski survive a harsh winter?

4. In "Darkness," what does Chinaski lament?

5. Who is most fond of motivational cliches?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Chinaski of 1986 described?

2. What is the poem "Together" about?

3. Describe Chinaski's feelings for John Fante.

4. What is the poem "Shoes" about?

5. What is significant about the poems following "The Master Plan" in terms of imagery?

6. Why does Chinaski view criticism in a dismissive manner?

7. Describe the role of loss in Bukowski's poetry.

8. Describe the message of "For the Concerned."

9. What is Chinaski's view of solitude?

10. In his poems, Bukowski acknowledges that all people have what, and why?

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