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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Dympna suspect told his uncles about what happened to Charlie?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Fannigan.
(d) His mother.

3. What physical feature of his own does Jimmy find unattractive?
(a) His calves.
(b) His nose.
(c) His feet.
(d) His elbows.

4. What is Dympna's main concern with the way that Hector and Paudi want to deal with Fannigan?
(a) It is cruel and immoral.
(b) It will attract police attention.
(c) He needs Fannigan in order to run his business.
(d) Charlie will be devastated if she finds out.

5. The nickname of the Devers house and Dympna's troubles with women are evidence of what?
(a) Prejudice against the Traveller community.
(b) The community's fear of Dympna's reputation.
(c) The family's poverty.
(d) The difficult temperaments of the Devers sisters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does an examination of his own hands reveal to the "Diamonds" narrator?

3. In Teddy's opinion, how has constant attention affected Sarah's personality?

4. What thought does the "Diamonds" narrator say he had after his cat died?

5. What is the likely purpose of the repetition in the page 3 sentence "He is in a good mood, a good, good, good but edgy, edgy, edgy mood"?

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