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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Kicking: It Goes Without Saying, Junk Dilemmas No. 64, Her Man, Speedy Recruitment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Renton not answer the door in Junk Dilemmas No. 64?
(a) He know the moment is a dream.
(b) He cannot get up.
(c) He is tied to his bed.
(d) The door is locked.

2. What playwright does Renton talk to the English girls in In Overdrive about?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Ibsen.
(c) Beckett.
(d) Brecht.

3. Why is getting a cab to Swannie's a difficulty in The Skag Boys?
(a) Neither Renton or Sick Boy have any money.
(b) The cabbie does not want to pick up junkies.
(c) It is raining and all the cabs are taken.
(d) Some yuppies want the cab.

4. In It Goes Without Saying, who thinks the group should leave the flat?
(a) Spud.
(b) Renton.
(c) Matty.
(d) Sick Boy.

5. Why does Begbie berate Stevie in Victory on New Year's Day?
(a) He left the neighborhood.
(b) He won't do a shot.
(c) He is being sullen.
(d) She is not a Hearts fan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stevie tell Stella before leaving for Edinburgh in Victory on New Year's Day?

2. What substance does Mike Forrester give Renton instead of smack in The First Day of the Edinburgh Festival?

3. What substance do Renton and Spud do to prepare for their interviews?

4. Why does Renton have to rummage through his own filth in The First Day of the Edinburgh Festival?

5. Who punches Stevie at the end of Victory on New Year's Day?

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