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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Bang to Rites, what does Renton's father warn Renton not to do?
(a) Speak at the wake.
(b) Get drunk.
(c) Start a fight.
(d) Hit on his cousin.

2. How has Johnny Swan's appearing changed in this section?
(a) He has no hair.
(b) He has lost a leg.
(c) He is noticeably thinner
(d) He's had a face lift.

3. What does Sharon admit Billy did in Bang to Rites?
(a) Screw around.
(b) Beat her.
(c) Predicted his own death.
(d) Went AWOL.

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

5. As he slips in and out of consciousness in this chapter, what does Renton fear he might accidentally do?
(a) Throw himself out a window.
(b) Mention Dianne to his parents.
(c) Wet himself.
(d) Swallow his tongue.

6. To what does Dr. Forbes connect Renton's heroin use in Searching for the Inner Man?
(a) His first major breakup.
(b) His dropping out of school.
(c) He physical abuse from his father.
(d) His brother Davie's death.

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

8. What does Renton give Tommy at the end of Winter in West Granton?
(a) A fresh syringe.
(b) An overcoat.
(c) Money.
(d) A bottle of Boddingtons.

9. What is Renton's parent's attitude toward Sick Boy?
(a) They despise him.
(b) They have never met him.
(c) They worry of his influence over Renton.
(d) They like him.

10. At the bar at the end of this chapter, what test does Renton's father give him?
(a) He offers to give him a hit.
(b) He asks him where he was in the afternoon.
(c) He aks him who the PM is.
(d) He makes him buy drinks.

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

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

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

14. With whom does Renton crash when he comes to Scotland for Matty's funeral in A Present?
(a) Gav.
(b) Davie.
(c) Kelly.
(d) Sick Boy.

15. What did Laura McEwan want to try with Spud when she took him home?
(a) Anal sex.
(b) Tantric massage.
(c) Doubles yoga.
(d) Force feminization.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does methadone affect Renton's cravings in Searching for the Inner Man?

2. Why does Renton not feel bad for ripping off Second Prize at the end of the book?

3. Who plays a joke on Kelly in The Elusive Mr. Hunt?

4. What topic do Renton and Begbie argue about at the end of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out?

5. What is Gi doing to Renton when the latter wakes up in London crying?

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