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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Junk Dilemma No. 63, to what does Renton compare his heroin high?
(a) Sex.
(b) A sea.
(c) A great movie.
(d) A roller coaster.

3. Which character is not initially with the group in this chapter?
(a) Sick Boy.
(b) Begbie.
(c) Stevie.
(d) Spud.

4. Whose point-of-view is this chapter from?
(a) Begbie.
(b) It is in the third-person.
(c) Renton.
(d) Spud.

5. Which two characters hit on the girls in this chapter?
(a) Begbie and Sick Boy.
(b) Spud and Matty.
(c) Renton and Sick Boy.
(d) Renton and Matty.

6. Why is Begbie disappointed in A Disappointed?
(a) He misses a pub brawl.
(b) He loses a fight.
(c) He leaves a pub as a brawl begins.
(d) He cannot start a fight.

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

8. What does Renton promise Spud at the end of this chapter?
(a) He will pay Spud back the money he owes.
(b) They will go to London together.
(c) He won't let Spud do heroin again.
(d) They will always be best mates.

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

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

11. What is not among the alcoholic supplies that Begbie and Renton pick up for their trip?
(a) Beer.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Rum.

12. Who throws the glass in The Glass?
(a) June.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Begbie.
(d) Renton.

13. Who tries to take the bedding away from Davie in Traditional English Breakfast?
(a) The chambermaid.
(b) Gail's mom.
(c) Gail.
(d) His father.

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

15. Why can Gav and Tommy not enjoy their drink in Her Man?
(a) A man nearby is beating his wife.
(b) Tommy keeps falling asleep.
(c) The barman is mocking Gav's haircut.
(d) Spud is bugging them for cash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Begbie do in this chapter when his mates don't want to go along with his plan?

2. In The Glass, Renton expresses disgust at what group?

3. What does Renton hear as he wakes up in It Goes Without Saying?

4. What does Renton have to convince a pub owner of to use a toilet in The First Day of the Edinburgh Festival?

5. What information does Billy reveal about Jackie at the end of Grieving and Mourning in Port Sunshine?

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