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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. Which girl is Renton chatting up at the beginning of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out?
(a) Alison.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Dianne.
(d) Donna.

2. 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) Walks him to his flat.
(c) Puts him in a cab.
(d) Punches him.

3. What is Spud thinking about at the beginning of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out?
(a) Where Sick Boy is.
(b) How his uncle is doing in hospital.
(c) When he will next have sex.
(d) If he can get through the day without a hit.

4. Which relative of Spud's interrupts the celebration in Courting Disaster?
(a) His brother.
(b) Na Na.
(c) Uncle Dode.
(d) His mother.

5. Why do the women in Feeling Free decide Renton is not that bad at the end of the chapter?
(a) He wishes Alison happy birthday.
(b) He brings hash over.
(c) He likes Iggy Pop.
(d) He leaves them alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Courting Disaster, why does Billy want to stay close to his wife?

2. What does Renton inwardly accuse his father of being at the beginning of this chapter?

3. Where does Davie meet Alan Venters in Bad Blood?

4. How is Nina dressed at the cemetery?

5. What arbitrary though does Spud have during the funeral in Memories of Matty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Renton learn about Sick Boy in the celebration in Courting Disaster?

4. What does Renton find at Johnny Swan's in A Leg-Over Situation?

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

6. Why does Renton's father warn him in Bang to Rites?

7. How does Billy Renton die?

8. How does the drug deal in Station to Station go down?

9. What hallucinations does Renton have as he slips in and out of consciousness?

10. How does Matty die?

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