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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 does Montgomery describe his mother?
(a) A small, mean woman.
(b) A small, quiet woman.
(c) As a large woman, with little emotion.
(d) A large, emotional woman.

2. What does Montgomery's mother do that annoys him?
(a) She tells him he's a crook.
(b) She pokes at his belly and says he gained weight.
(c) She tells him he's a drunk.
(d) She tells him she doesn't like his outfit.

3. How does Montgomery feel his trip will appear to others?
(a) He must be very wealthy.
(b) He is running away.
(c) He is stressed and needs a break.
(d) He is lucky to be going.

4. What does Montgomery first do with Charlie?
(a) Gamble.
(b) Get drunk.
(c) Go fishing.
(d) Leave the country.

5. What does Montgomery consider asking Charlie for?
(a) A ride home.
(b) A loan.
(c) A tour around town.
(d) Directions.

Short Answer Questions

1. The day Montgomery goes to the hardware shop, he goes somewhere else instead of home. Where does he go?

2. What is Maolseachlainn's trick in the courtroom?

3. What kind of mother does Montgomery see his wife as?

4. What does Montgomery refer to Dun Laoghaire as?

5. Who is Helmut Behrens?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Montgomery go out of his way to tell the court that he is not a homosexual?

2. Explain the symbolism of Montgomery's recurring dreams about his father.

3. Montgomery describes his father and spends a lot time focusing on his mustache. Why does Montgomery do this?

4. Montgomery says that words are a luxury. Considering his current situation, how is this an example of foreshadowing?

5. What is the relationship between Charlie French and Montgomery?

6. Montgomery describes his old home as in disrepair and falling apart. At the same time, his mother tells him that he has gained weight. Why is it important that these two incidences are told together in Montgomery's story?

7. When thinking about first meeting Daphne, Montgomery says "Anna was the priestess in a ritual giving Daphne, the sacrificial offering, to him." Why does he say this?

8. Why does the author switch back and forth from past to present?

9. A car bomb explodes while Anna Behrens is leaving the hospital with her father. What is the symbolism of the car bomb?

10. Why does Montgomery feel it's necessary to share his dreams with the court?

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