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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. in Inner Shitty, why is Begbie leaving town with Renton?
(a) He wants to visit Stevie.
(b) He is bored with Leith.
(c) He is seeing a Hibs match in Birmingham.
(d) He is fleeing a police search.

2. Why does Renton inject into his penis in Cock Problems?
(a) It kills his sex drive.
(b) It gets one high faster.
(c) He has been dared to.
(d) He cannot find a vein elsewhere.

3. Where does Stevie currently live?
(a) Glasgow.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Amsterdam.

4. Why are Temps and Tommy surprised during the row in Her Man?
(a) The abused woman attacks Tommy.
(b) The rest of the pub joins in.
(c) Ho one breaks it up.
(d) The lowlife begins to cry.

5. From where are the female tourists who sit with Begbie and Renton on the train in Inner Shitty?
(a) Canada.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

6. At the beginning of The Skag Boys, What does Mark Renton want to do instead of get high with Sick Boy?
(a) Visit his on-again-off-again girlfriend.
(b) Get a pint at the corner.
(c) Beat up some Festival tourists.
(d) Finish a Van Damme video.

7. What about Dianne does Renton immediately dislike?
(a) Her dress.
(b) Her breath.
(c) Her music taste.
(d) Her views on Northern Ireland.

8. Why does Renton get a rented room in The First Day of the Edinburgh Festival?
(a) He wants to try out a new neighborhood.
(b) The rent is going up at his other room.
(c) He is having an affair with a man.
(d) Other junkies cannot find him.

9. At the end of In Overdrive, Sick Boy has a creed against what?
(a) Modern spy thrillers.
(b) Art.
(c) Smack.
(d) Friendship.

10. Why is Renton's sex drive higher than normal in this chapter?
(a) He has taken a mysterious eastern herb.
(b) He almost had sex earlier in the day.
(c) He has not been to a club in months.
(d) He is off heroin.

11. What drug does the group do after Begbie leaves?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Ecstasy.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Mushrooms.

12. Why is Tommy's concert purchase a poor decision in Scotland Takes Drugs in Psychic Defense?
(a) Tommy is in debt.
(b) The concert is on his girlfriend's birthday.
(c) Tommy has to skip work to go to the concert.
(d) The concert promoter has a grudge against him.

13. What does Begbie do in this chapter when his mates don't want to go along with his plan?
(a) He punches Spud.
(b) He verbally abuses them.
(c) He sulks silently.
(d) He walks away.

14. What does Dianne do immediately after she and Renton have sex in this chapter?
(a) Insist they do it again.
(b) Throw him out of the flat.
(c) Say she loves him.
(d) Tell him to sleep in the couch.

15. In Grieving and Mourning in Port Sunshine, when does the group decide they will talk to Fiona?
(a) In a month's time.
(b) Never.
(c) Immediately.
(d) After Granty's funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Begbie disappointed in A Disappointed?

2. Why does Begbie berate Stevie in Victory on New Year's Day?

3. How does Begbie want to do at the beginning of the chapter?

4. What does Renton promise Spud at the end of this chapter?

5. How does Tommy react to the row at the nearby table in Her Man?

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