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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 are there rumors about Sarah's parentage circulating around town?
(a) Everyone knows that the Dignans were not able to have their own children.
(b) Her mother has had several affairs.
(c) She has an unusual way of speaking that sounds foreign.
(d) She does not look or act like her family.

2. Jamie Duffy's nickname, "Scaldyballs," is an example of which literary device?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Verbal irony.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Synecdoche.

3. At the AA meeting, what does the man say he was doing when he lost his fingers?
(a) Swimming in the ocean.
(b) Playing a drinking game.
(c) Mountain climbing.
(d) Using a bandsaw.

4. What technique is used in the sentence, "Slender reeds brush against one another as cleanly as freshly whetted blades" (13)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Simile.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Metaphor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Jenny and Sarah lead Teddy when they leave the pub?

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

3. What draws Jimmy's attention to Marlene's engagement ring?

4. On page 176, how does the "Diamonds" narrator describe the smell inside his car that makes him gag?

5. What is the best way to describe how the young men outside The Yellow Belly feel about those who go off to college?

(see the answer key)

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