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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alison recall about Matty in Memories of Matty?
(a) Punching him in the crotch.
(b) Playing cards with him.
(c) Sleeping with him.
(d) Driving him to school.

2. What is the specific cause of Matty's death?
(a) An embolism.
(b) Starvation.
(c) A stroke.
(d) A gangrenous wound.

3. How does Sick Boy kill the dog in Deid Dugs?
(a) He strangles it.
(b) He stomps it.
(c) He stabs it.
(d) He shoots it.

4. What narcotic mixture does Renton refuse in Straight Dilemmas No. 1?
(a) Heroin and cocaine.
(b) Pot and opium.
(c) Crack and hash.
(d) PCP and acid.

5. Why does Venters deteriorate significantly faster than Davie in Bad Blood?
(a) He also has cancer.
(b) He is significantly older.
(c) He has a more advanced case.
(d) He drinks and consumes too much.

6. Which girls slips off with Spud at the end of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out?
(a) Sharon.
(b) Donna.
(c) Kelly.
(d) Alison.

7. Where is Gi from originally?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

8. Where does Renton go after leaving his friend's flat at the beginning of London Crawling?
(a) A pub.
(b) A porno theater.
(c) A park.
(d) A train station.

9. Who helps Begbie with is drug deal in Easy Money for the Professionals?
(a) Sick Boy.
(b) Spud.
(c) Gav.
(d) Renton.

10. Why is Gilbert unworried by the mates in Station to Station?
(a) He knows they are unarmed.
(b) He knows they are nonprofessionals.
(c) He knows the dope is weak.
(d) He knows that don't know London prices.

11. Who does Renton imagine on the television discussing HIV?
(a) His father.
(b) Billy.
(c) Dianne.
(d) Tommy.

12. Why is Renton mortified by his mother in Courting Disaster?
(a) She gets incredibly drunk.
(b) She tells stories of his babyhood.
(c) She insists he drink only soda.
(d) She keeps crying.

13. What sets off Uncle Charlie in Bang to Rites?
(a) Renton's comments about Ulster.
(b) Renton's sloppy drinking.
(c) Renton's chatting up Nina.
(d) Renton's smart speech.

14. In Bang to Rites, who does Renton decide is most responsible for Billy's death?
(a) Billy's wife.
(b) No one.
(c) Irish Nationals.
(d) The upper classes.

15. Who explains to Renton that he is quitting cold turkey in this chapter?
(a) His mother.
(b) A doctor.
(c) Sick Boy.
(d) Billy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the mates arrives late for the bus to London in Station to Station?

2. How does Renton describe his brother in the wake?

3. What lie does Davie tell Venters before killing him in Bad Blood?

4. In Bang to Rites, what does Renton's father warn Renton not to do?

5. What dish does Kelly put her tampon in in Eating Out?

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