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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where are the two lesbians in Feeling Free from?
(a) The Falklands.
(b) South Africa.
(c) India.
(d) Australia.

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

4. What lie does Davie tell Venters before killing him in Bad Blood?
(a) That Donna loved him.
(b) That he does not have AIDS.
(c) That he is sleeping with Frances.
(d) That he killed Kevin.

5. Which relative of Spud's interrupts the celebration in Courting Disaster?
(a) His brother.
(b) Uncle Dode.
(c) Na Na.
(d) His mother.

6. Where does Sick Boy tell Renton he will be traveling soon?
(a) Algeria.
(b) The US.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

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

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

9. Where do Sharon and Renton have sex in Bang to Rites?
(a) Billy's old room.
(b) A bathroom.
(c) Renton's room.
(d) The back garden.

10. Which girl is Renton chatting up at the beginning of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out?
(a) Donna.
(b) Dianne.
(c) Kelly.
(d) Alison.

11. In addition to Renton's father, who is appraising Renton severely in Bang to Rites?
(a) Sharon.
(b) The priest.
(c) His mother.
(d) Uncle Charlie.

12. What did Billy and Mark most often fight over?
(a) Renton's addictive disposition.
(b) What to watch on television.
(c) Hibs-Hearts rivalry.
(d) Politics.

13. Who does not come back for Matty's funeral?
(a) Stevie.
(b) Renton.
(c) Sick Boy.
(d) Begbie.

14. Who is the drunk in Trainspotting at Leith Central Station?
(a) Renton's Catholic uncle.
(b) Sick Boy.
(c) Stevie.
(d) Begbie's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Bang to Rites, who does Renton decide is most responsible for Billy's death?

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

3. To what does Dr. Forbes connect Renton's heroin use in Searching for the Inner Man?

4. What does Sharon admit Billy did in Bang to Rites?

5. Why is Gilbert unworried by the mates in Station to Station?

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