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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. After Matteen came out of the woods on the night he first kissed Sarah, what did he do?
(a) Brag to his friends.
(b) Call Teddy.
(c) Get very drunk.
(d) Throw up.

2. What does Jimmy feel when he and Tug reach the other side of the bridge?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Regret.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) Pride.

3. What rhetorical purpose is served by explaining how the town council has dealt with the bridge situation?
(a) It establishes the tone of whimsy that continues with the child pretending to be a king.
(b) It demonstrates that the government is not much help in the characters' lives.
(c) It creates dramatic irony because the characters do not know what the reader knows.
(d) It portrays the government as a force of oppression.

4. What makes Bat feel out of place at the gathering at The Yellow Belly?
(a) The group talks mostly about their shared experiences in college.
(b) The group talks about philosophy and politics, which he knows little about.
(c) Many people in the group stand away from him and avoid talking to him.
(d) Many people in the groups stare at his drooping lip and scars.

5. In "Bait," Teddy describes Matteen as feeling "dolour" (19). What does this mean Matteen is feeling?
(a) Lust.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Pride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bat suffers from tinnitus. What does this cause?

2. What does Martina tell Val about Galway?

3. What does Bat's mother accuse him of constantly doing?

4. The atmosphere of "Bait" is partially created by what unusual weather?

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

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