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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. In The Glass, Renton expresses disgust at what group?
(a) The Irish.
(b) Skinheads.
(c) Pensioners.
(d) Asians.

2. Who throws the glass in The Glass?
(a) Begbie.
(b) June.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Renton.

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

4. Which two characters hit on the girls in this chapter?
(a) Renton and Matty.
(b) Spud and Matty.
(c) Renton and Sick Boy.
(d) Begbie and Sick Boy.

5. Who is not present with Renton at the club at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Sick Boy.
(b) Begbie.
(c) Spud.
(d) Davie.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Victory on New Year's Day, who is soon coming to stay at Stevie's flat?

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

3. What substance do Renton and Spud do to prepare for their interviews?

4. In Junk Dilemmas No. 64, who is knocking on Renton's door as he reels, following a hit?

5. In It Goes Without Saying, who does Renton figure out is Dawn's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stevie have a wonderful New Years despite getting punched?

2. What does Renton slowly realize has happened at the beginning of It Goes Without Saying?

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

4. Why is Stevie sad on New Years?

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

6. How does Davie ruin breakfast in Traditional English Breakfast?

7. How does Tommy fall into the heroin lifestyle in Cock Problems?

8. Describe the incident in The Glass.

9. How do Renton and Sick Boy pick up girls in In Overdrive?

10. How do Begbie and Renton pass the time on the train in Inner Shitty?

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