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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 still shares needles.
(c) He raped his cousin.
(d) He likes Lee Marvin movies.

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

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

4. What is Gi doing to Renton when the latter wakes up in London crying?
(a) Crying.
(b) Masturbating.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Sleeping.

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) Trivia.
(c) Bingo.
(d) Snooker.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

12. In the midst of his nausea, whom does Renton think may have secretly loved him?
(a) Billy.
(b) His mother.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Spud.

13. Who was Gi sleeping with when his wife discovered he was gay?
(a) His local priest.
(b) A family friend.
(c) His brother-in-law.
(d) A male prostitute.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Billy and Mark most often fight over?

2. What sets off Uncle Charlie in Bang to Rites?

3. What is Spud thinking about at the beginning of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out?

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

5. Who helps Begbie with is drug deal in Easy Money for the Professionals?

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