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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. Who is the person that Bat refers to as "the old dear"?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His grandmother.

2. What does Tain compliment Bat on?
(a) His hair.
(b) His ears.
(c) His eyelashes.
(d) His veins.

3. What does Bat find in the gas station's bathroom sink?
(a) A daddy long legs.
(b) A wad of toilet paper.
(c) An empty beer can.
(d) A broken tube of lipstick.

4. What does Paudi do with the stone that Arm sets on the table?
(a) Puts it in his pocket.
(b) Tells Arm to get it out of his house.
(c) Throws it at Arm's face.
(d) Tosses it into the fireplace.

5. What technique is evident in the page 143 sentence "It was drenched in a swathe of syrupy, sticky stuff turned dark plum against the denim"?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Simile.
(c) Synesthesia.
(d) Hyperbole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used when Paudi says that he will "have to take [the dog] for a walk up the heather" (135)?

2. Which sentence most clearly conveys a thematic motif of this story?

3. Why does his manager send Bat to work in the back?

4. Who tells Tansey to "be nice" (30)?

5. What does Paudi ask about Jack?

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