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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. Which of the following describes the woman in "The Lady in the Castle"?
(a) She has big feet.
(b) She has a large nose.
(c) She has big eyes.
(d) She has long hair.

2. Chinaski tells the story of a jockey from which state in "Trying to Make It"?
(a) Arizona.
(b) New York.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Colorado.

3. In "Wearing the Collar," which animal does Chinaski talk about?
(a) Lion.
(b) Dog.
(c) Cat.
(d) Mouse.

4. What is the name of one of Chinaski's friends in "Practice"?
(a) Embry.
(b) Eugene.
(c) Eric.
(d) Everette.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chinaski believes that the hopes and joys of life are inevitably lost due to _________.

2. In "Hard Times," how many familiar men does Chinaski run into?

3. In "Their Night," Chinaski connects his distaste for the Lost Generation to __________.

4. Chinaski concludes that he owes his life to whom?

5. Chinaski says that Mexican girls in "Longshot" are often doing which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is "An Ordinary Poem" significant in terms of defining Chinaski?

2. How and why does Chinaski focus on domestic life in some of the poems?

3. Is Bukowski seixst? Why or why not?

4. What common theme runs through the poems "Practice," "My Buddy," John Edgar Webb," and "Love Poem to a Stripper"?

5. Why does Chinaski think he has so many female critics?

6. Describe the conclusion Chinaski arrives at in "Wearing the Collar" and "A Cat is a Cat is a Cat is a Cat."

7. Describe Chinaski's feelings for the woman in "The Beautiful Lady Editor."

8. How does Chinaski feel about the beautiful lady editor?

9. Describe the feelings Bukowski portrays in "Party's Over."

10. How does Chinaski focus on the hidden horrors of life?

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