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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Calm With Horses" Pages 132-167.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Teddy unable to speak at the end of "Bait" (35)?
(a) He is paralyzed with fear.
(b) One of the women is standing on his throat.
(c) His mouth is full of dirt and leaves.
(d) He is lapsing into unconsciousness.

2. What does Bat's mother accuse him of constantly doing?
(a) Muttering.
(b) Being too loud.
(c) Stammering.
(d) Laughing inappropriately.

3. What piece of information does Arm reveal to Paudi that surprises even Dympna?
(a) Jack loves horses.
(b) Ursula is in college.
(c) Fannigan is dead.
(d) Charlie has run away.

4. What technique is used when Paudi says that he will "have to take [the dog] for a walk up the heather" (135)?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Synechdoche.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Personification.

5. How many operations did Bat need after the assault?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What offends Paudi about his brother's personal grooming?

2. What does Arm reveal to the widow?

3. What does Paudi believe is true about Hector?

4. What technique is used in Teddy's description of a pool ball spinning "confusedly on its own axis" (31)?

5. After Matteen came out of the woods on the night he first kissed Sarah, what did he do?

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