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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 technique is evident in the phrase "the squeaking of the wheels and the clanking of the chain" (47)?
(a) Understatement.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Situational irony.

2. Why does Heg invite Bat to drinks at The Yellow Belly?
(a) Heg thinks that Bat might want to meet the barmaid.
(b) Heg is heading back to college.
(c) It is Heg's birthday.
(d) Heg knows that Bat will buy him drinks.

3. In "Bait," Teddy describes Matteen as feeling "dolour" (19). What does this mean Matteen is feeling?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Pride.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Lust.

4. What does Paudi ask about Jack?
(a) Whether he has gotten better.
(b) Whether he likes the horse therapy.
(c) How old he is.
(d) How often Arm sees him.

5. What is the "Diamonds" narrator intending to do when he leaves the school on Monday morning?
(a) Go to a pub.
(b) Go into the city.
(c) Get coffee and a newspaper.
(d) Go to Siobhán's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Matteen ride in the back of Teddy's car?

2. Why are there rumors about Sarah's parentage circulating around town?

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

4. Why is the source of Jack's behaviors that puzzle Arm?

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

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