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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bat suffers from tinnitus. What does this cause?
(a) Ringing in his ears.
(b) Blood pressure spikes.
(c) Nausea and vomiting.
(d) Dizziness and fainting.

2. How did the "Diamonds" narrator's cat die?
(a) While drunk, the narrator rolled on him and suffocated him.
(b) He found and ate drugs the narrator had stashed in his closet.
(c) The narrator forgot to give him food and water.
(d) He escaped the narrator's flat and ran into traffic.

3. Where did Martina stay in Holland?
(a) In a cabin in a wooded park.
(b) On a houseboat on a canal.
(c) In a hotel in Amsterdam.
(d) In the country home of school friends.

4. Why does the "Diamonds" narrator feed the stray cats at Saint Carmichael's?
(a) He loves and feels connected to animals.
(b) He is hoping to adopt one of them.
(c) He feels guilty about his own cat's death.
(d) It is part of his job.

5. Whom does the "Diamonds" narrator describe as "sick-of-their-own-shit degenerates" (171)?
(a) His students.
(b) His AA group.
(c) His fellow staff members.
(d) His friends in the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Father Time" always have with him?

2. What is Davy Boran's attitude about his daughters?

3. What does Martina tell Val about Galway?

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

5. What does Bat find in the gas station's bathroom sink?

(see the answer key)

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