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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. Which two characters hit on the girls in this chapter?

2. Why does Na Na get into trouble at her flat?

3. What does Dianne do immediately after she and Renton have sex in this chapter?

4. What substance have all the mates ingested at the beginning of this chapter?

5. Why is Renton's sex drive higher than normal in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Renton discover the morning after having sex with Dianne?

4. How does Sick Boy dictate activities in The Skag Boys?

5. How does Renton prepare to come off of junk in The First Day of the Edinburgh Festival?

6. How does Renton meet Dianne?

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

8. Describe the activities of the gang in Grieving and Mourning in Port Sunshine.

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

10. What strange occurrence happens at the wake in Growing Up in Public?

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

Being that the world of Trainspotting is one of degradation and drugs, death is a prominent part of the events it portrays. Discuss three characters that die in the novel, and in an essay, analyze the significance of their deaths. How does each character die, and what are the underlying sociological causes? How do others react to this death? Is there anything to be learned from the loss of a life in this world?

Part 1) Baby Dawn

Part 2) Billy

Part 3) Matty

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