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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. Why is Renton mortified by his mother in Courting Disaster?
(a) She keeps crying.
(b) She tells stories of his babyhood.
(c) She insists he drink only soda.
(d) She gets incredibly drunk.

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

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

4. Where is Renton headed at the end of the novel?
(a) New York.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Capetown.

5. From where are Renton's relatives?
(a) Durham.
(b) Glasgow.
(c) Manchester.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What narcotic mixture does Renton refuse in Straight Dilemmas No. 1?

2. Where are the two lesbians in Feeling Free from?

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

4. How does Sick Boy kill the dog in Deid Dugs?

5. As he slips in and out of consciousness in this chapter, what does Renton fear he might accidentally do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Begbie become enraged in Trainspotting at Leith Central Station?

2. How does Renton and Sharon's relationship change in Bang to Rites?

3. What demand does Renton's father make of Renton on his second day in bed?

4. What precautions does Begbie take after the job in Easy Money for the Professionals?

5. How does Kelly take revenge on some business men in Eating Out?

6. How does Alison and Kelly bond with two lesbians in Feeling Free?

7. How does Davie take revenge on Alan Venters in Bad Blood?

8. What uncharacteristic moment occurs with Renton in Straight Dilemmas No. 1?

9. How does the morning of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out end?

10. How does Renton end up in an all-night porno theater in London Crawling?

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