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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Davie falsely admit in Bad Blood to bond with Venters?
(a) He intentionally infected a woman.
(b) He raped his cousin.
(c) He still shares needles.
(d) He likes Lee Marvin movies.

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

3. What does Renton do with the drunk Second Prize in Trainspotting at Leith Central Station?
(a) Take him to the pub for a drink.
(b) Punches him.
(c) Walks him to his flat.
(d) Puts him in a cab.

4. Under what condition does the judge dismiss Renton's case in Courting Disaster?
(a) He does 50 hours community service.
(b) He attends a drug rehabilitation program.
(c) He remains in Edinburgh limits for 4 months.
(d) He returns to complete high school.

5. 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) Bingo.
(d) Trivia.

6. Who do Alison and Kelly heckle in Feeling Free?
(a) A homeless woman.
(b) Begbie.
(c) Renton.
(d) A groups of construction workers.

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

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

9. Where does Renton recall OD'ing at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) The toilet of his local pub.
(b) Mother Superior's.
(c) Tommy's.
(d) Spud's parents's.

10. What gift did Matty try to give his estranged child?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A tricycle.
(c) A tea set.
(d) An atari.

11. What pounces on Renton in a hallucination in this chapter?
(a) A rabid dog.
(b) A feral Begbie.
(c) An animated needle.
(d) Baby Dawn.

12. How does methadone affect Renton's cravings in Searching for the Inner Man?
(a) It does not affect them.
(b) It completely ends them.
(c) It relieves tham for a while.
(d) It makes them worse.

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

14. In Trainspotting at Leith Central Station, who does Begbie announce has AIDS?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Sick Boy.
(c) Tommy.
(d) His girl.

15. Where are Gi and Renton at the end of London Crawling?
(a) A party house.
(b) A train to Edinburgh.
(c) An opera house.
(d) A pub.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who explains to Renton that he is quitting cold turkey in this chapter?

2. What did Laura McEwan want to try with Spud when she took him home?

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

4. What is the specific cause of Matty's death?

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

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