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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Calm With Horses" Pages 79-131.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Teddy says, "I had a horn now," what is he saying is happening (33)?
(a) He is sexually aroused.
(b) He is distracted and tired.
(c) He is furiously angry.
(d) He is becoming frightened.

2. Dympna's comments about being able to change the uncles' minds on the day after Arm kills Flannigan are an example of what technique?
(a) Irony.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Allegory.

3. What is implied when the crowd begins to thin out after Tansey arrives?
(a) Everyone is tired of losing to Matteen.
(b) The crowd is getting bored.
(c) The pub is about to close.
(d) They know Tansey and expect trouble.

4. Why does Matteen ride in the back of Teddy's car?
(a) Teddy is wearing a lot of cologne.
(b) He likes to ride beside his cue case.
(c) Teddy is smoking.
(d) He gets car sick.

5. What is the narrator describing on page 1 when he talks about "tenderized brain cases and seesawing stomachs"?
(a) Sea sickness.
(b) Food poisoning.
(c) Migraine headaches.
(d) Hangovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical feature of his own does Jimmy find unattractive?

2. What is Dympna's main concern with the way that Hector and Paudi want to deal with Fannigan?

3. What is Martina expected to study in college, and what does she actually study?

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

5. Where did Martina stay in Holland?

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