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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. What does Matteen do for a living?
(a) Builds houses.
(b) Sells drugs.
(c) Repairs roads.
(d) Plays pool.

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

3. What is Tug's theory about the two women supposedly sighted with Wayne Clancy?
(a) They are taking him to his birth father.
(b) They are part of a child trafficking ring.
(c) They are recruiters for a cult.
(d) They are desperate for a child of their own.

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

5. What technique is used in Teddy's description of a pool ball spinning "confusedly on its own axis" (31)?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Simile.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sarah first gets into Teddy's car, what does she do?

2. To what does Jimmy compare all of Tug's ideas about what might have happened to Wayne Clancy?

3. Dympna's comments about being able to change the uncles' minds on the day after Arm kills Flannigan are an example of what technique?

4. When Bat sees the beautiful woman with Heg, how does he feel?

5. What technique is evident in the phrase "the squeaking of the wheels and the clanking of the chain" (47)?

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