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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Sick Boy have sex in The Skag Boys?
(a) Swan.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Alison.
(d) Sharon.

2. What performer's concert has Tommy bought tickets to in Scotland Takes Drugs in Psychic Defense?
(a) David Bowie.
(b) The Stone Roses.
(c) Iggy Pop.
(d) The Clash.

3. What information does Billy reveal about Jackie at the end of Grieving and Mourning in Port Sunshine?
(a) He is sleeping with Fiona.
(b) He is not from Leith.
(c) He is the executor of Granty's estate.
(d) He has cleared his bank account.

4. From where are the female tourists who sit with Begbie and Renton on the train in Inner Shitty?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Canada.

5. What does Renton almost do by mistake in his interview in Speedy Recruitment?
(a) Get hired.
(b) Urinate on himself.
(c) Curse at the interviewer.
(d) Fall asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What substance are Mike Forester and his mates sharing in The First Day of the Edinburgh Festival?

2. What does Renton have to convince a pub owner of to use a toilet in The First Day of the Edinburgh Festival?

3. What animal does Renton joke about killing in this chapter?

4. Who punches Stevie at the end of Victory on New Year's Day?

5. Why specifically is Renton miserable in Junk Dilemma No. 65?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Spud's life since coming off heroin?

2. How does Renton prepare to come off of junk in The First Day of the Edinburgh Festival?

3. How do the junkies react to the tragedy that occurs in It Goes Without Saying?

4. What does Renton discover the morning after having sex with Dianne?

5. How does Spud get in a brawl in Na Na and Other Nazis?

6. How does Sick Boy dictate activities in The Skag Boys?

7. Why is Tommy worried about his girlfriend in Scotland Takes Drugs in Psychic Defense?

8. What sadistic joke does Johnny Swan play in The Skag Boys?

9. What is the cause of the brawl in Her Man?

10. What strange occurrence happens at the wake in Growing Up in Public?

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