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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Bait".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is foreshadowed by Matteen's comment to Sarah and Jenny "That's what passes for consent these days" (25) ?
(a) Tansey's bullying at Quillinan's.
(b) The women's assault on Teddy.
(c) Sarah's aggressive response to Tansey.
(d) Matteen's success in lining up opponents at Quillinan's.

2. Why does Matteen ride in the back of Teddy's car?
(a) Teddy is smoking.
(b) He gets car sick.
(c) He likes to ride beside his cue case.
(d) Teddy is wearing a lot of cologne.

3. Why does Tansey call Matteen "Judgeboy" (29)?
(a) His father is a judge.
(b) His last name is "Judge."
(c) He wears a long black coat in winter.
(d) He served as a county fair judge.

4. When Teddy says, "I had a horn now," what is he saying is happening (33)?
(a) He is distracted and tired.
(b) He is sexually aroused.
(c) He is becoming frightened.
(d) He is furiously angry.

5. When Sarah first gets into Teddy's car, what does she do?
(a) Opens all of the windows.
(b) Changes her clothes.
(c) Pours vodka onto Matteen's lap.
(d) Slaps Teddy in the face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jimmy's intention when he asks the child at the bridge "What class of weapon is that" (14)?

2. What does the Irish slang expression "shift" mean?

3. What physical feature of his own does Jimmy find unattractive?

4. Jimmy says that Tug has a "lugubrious air" (3). What is another way to describe this quality?

5. What does Matteen do for a living?

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