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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: "Diamonds".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does his manager send Bat to work in the back?
(a) Bat is still clearly drunk.
(b) His tattoos are visible.
(c) He is the only one strong enough to lift the stock.
(d) Bat makes customers uncomfortable.

2. Besides his head injury, what is the other cause of Bat's constant headaches?
(a) Stress from his job.
(b) His drinking.
(c) High blood pressure.
(d) Allergies and sinus problems.

3. Which is the best description of the "Diamonds" narrator's attitude toward teaching his gym classes?
(a) He is laid-back and even a little lazy, but generally enjoys the job.
(b) He barely registers being there because he is so distracted by his urge to drink.
(c) He is meticulous and demanding, but questions whether the job is meaningful.
(d) He uses it as a way to recapture some of his lost high-school athletic glory.

4. What is Martina's attitude toward the young customers trading phone numbers and kissing one another goodbye in the parking lot?
(a) Pleasure.
(b) Envy.
(c) Scorn.
(d) Apathy.

5. On page 176, how does the "Diamonds" narrator describe the smell inside his car that makes him gag?
(a) "Desperate."
(b) "Luminous."
(c) "Fetid."
(d) "Holy."

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is being used in the sentence, "He had gaping thyroidal eyes, the broad skull and delicately tissued temples of a monk" (29)?

2. Why does Tansey call Matteen "Judgeboy" (29)?

3. When Tansey tells Sarah that she is a "diamond pulled from a coal bucket," what is he implying about her family?

4. How does Sarah defend herself when Tansey tries to drag her with him?

5. Who finds the "Diamonds" narrator a job in his hometown?

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