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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Glass, Renton expresses disgust at what group?

2. Describe Renton's relationship with Hazel.

3. Whose point-of-view is this chapter from?

4. Why is Begbie disappointed in A Disappointed?

5. Where does Stevie currently live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do all of the Junk Dilemmas have in common?

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

3. Why do the mates decide to go to the Meadows?

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

5. In what state is Renton at the beginning of the chapter?

6. How do Spud and Renton commiserate at the club?

7. How is Begbie's home-life portrayed at the beginning of Inner Shitty?

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

9. Describe the incident in The Glass.

10. Why is Stevie sad on New Years?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The lingering fear of the heroin culture of Trainspotting is HIV/AIDS. Write an essay discussing the way AIDS affects the lives of three characters in the novel. How does each character contract the syndrome? Does he maintain his health? Is he alive at the end of the novel? Discuss the methods this character uses to cope with AIDS.

Part 1) Davie

Part 2) Tommy

Part 3) Matty

Essay Topic 2

Undoubtedly, the two most unappealing characters of Trainspotting are Begbie and Sick Boy> Write an essay about these characters. Why are they so despicable? What goal do they have and what tactics do they use to try to achieve them? How do these two characters represent dual sides of sin, complementing each other in their ill deals and transgressions?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about women in Trainspotting. Choose three women and discuss their place in the coterie of junkies and loser who comprise the center of the novel. How do they become attached to the group? Are they repelled by the drug-use or part of it? What do they lose within the group and what do they gain? Are any of them particularly well-defined as individuals?

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