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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. In Teddy's opinion, how has constant attention affected Sarah's personality?
(a) It has made her suspicious.
(b) It has made her spoiled.
(c) It has made her self-conscious.
(d) It has made her eccentric.

2. What do Tain, Heg, and Bat do on their break?
(a) Smoke a joint.
(b) Drink beer.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Scroll through their phones.

3. What does the Irish slang expression "shift" mean?
(a) Meet new people.
(b) Use illicit drugs.
(c) Drink alcohol.
(d) Kiss; make out.

4. What draws Jimmy's attention to Marlene's engagement ring?
(a) The waitress delivers champagne to her table.
(b) Cuculann complains about the cost of it.
(c) Marlene deliberately waves it in Jimmy's direction.
(d) Her girlfriend takes pictures of it with her phone.

5. What does Martina tell Val about Galway?
(a) The people there know ten times as much about the world as Val does.
(b) It seems as far away as the moon to people like him.
(c) She hates not being able to see the stars because of the city lights.
(d) She wishes that she had gone to Dublin instead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Irish expression "couldn't be arsed" mean (45)?

2. Why is the source of Jack's behaviors that puzzle Arm?

3. What is Martina's attitude toward the young customers trading phone numbers and kissing one another goodbye in the parking lot?

4. When Arm and Dympna meet Hector at Lally's, what conspiracy theory is the odd older man with Hector trying to advance?

5. What is unusual about Bat's hair?

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