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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Renton describe his brother in the wake?
(a) With brutal honesty.
(b) With a series of cliches.
(c) In safe anecdotes.
(d) He does not speak.

3. In his scam in A Scottish Soldier, a veteran of what war does Swan pretend to be?
(a) Falklands.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Korea.

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

5. At the end of Searching for the Inner Man, what does Renton decide his central belief is?
(a) Friends are useless.
(b) Life never gets better.
(c) Death is life's greatest gift.
(d) Love is unattainable.

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

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

8. At the beginning of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out, which mate is not with Renton?
(a) Begbie.
(b) Gav.
(c) Second Prize.
(d) Spud.

9. How is Nina dressed at the cemetery?
(a) In goth attire.
(b) In a black pants-suit.
(c) In a military outfit.
(d) In white.

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

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

12. What game is being played at the pub that Renton and his parents attend near the end of this chapter?
(a) Table tennis.
(b) Snooker.
(c) Trivia.
(d) Bingo.

13. What topic do Renton and Begbie argue about at the end of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out?
(a) Rugby defense.
(b) Addiction.
(c) Irish nationalism.
(d) Vegetarianism.

14. In Courting Disaster, why does Billy want to stay close to his wife?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) He suspects she is sleeping around.
(c) She has flu.
(d) He is only back in Leith for a short time.

15. What does Renton inwardly accuse his father of being at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Cold and unfeeling.
(b) Illiterate and anti-intellectual.
(c) Conservative and self-pitying.
(d) A depressive repressed homosexual.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does not come back for Matty's funeral?

2. What narcotic mixture does Renton refuse in Straight Dilemmas No. 1?

3. From where are Renton's relatives?

4. Who does Matty's brother want to kill in Memories of Matty?

5. Why do the women in Feeling Free decide Renton is not that bad at the end of the chapter?

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