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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. How is Billy killed in Bang to Rites?
(a) An IRA bomb.
(b) A sudden aneurysm.
(c) A mugging gone wrong.
(d) A traffic accident.

2. What do all the users and former users talk about before the funeral in Memories of Matty?
(a) The best spots to score.
(b) Matty's trust fund.
(c) The Hibs.
(d) Getting clean.

3. What is Renton's parent's attitude toward Sick Boy?
(a) They have never met him.
(b) They like him.
(c) They worry of his influence over Renton.
(d) They despise him.

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

5. How does Renton describe his brother in the wake?
(a) With brutal honesty.
(b) With a series of cliches.
(c) In safe anecdotes.
(d) He does not speak.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sick Boy shoot with his air rifle in Deid Dugs?

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

3. Who do Alison and Kelly heckle in Feeling Free?

4. Where does Sick Boy tell Renton he will be traveling soon?

5. Why does Renton consider having sex with Gi in London Crawling?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Matty die?

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

6. Describe Spud's ill-fated night with Laura McEwan.

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

8. What does Dr. Forbes uncover about Renton's addiction in Searching for the Inner Man?

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

10. Why does Renton feel bad at the end of The Elusive Mr. Hunt?

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