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

2. What does the Irish slang expression "shift" mean?
(a) Use illicit drugs.
(b) Drink alcohol.
(c) Meet new people.
(d) Kiss; make out.

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

4. What is Tug's theory about the two women supposedly sighted with Wayne Clancy?
(a) They are taking him to his birth father.
(b) They are recruiters for a cult.
(c) They are desperate for a child of their own.
(d) They are part of a child trafficking ring.

5. What technique is used when, on page 23, Teddy describes Sarah's father as a "hair-covered pudding"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Synechdoche.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in the sentence, "Slender reeds brush against one another as cleanly as freshly whetted blades" (13)?

2. What does Matteen do for a living?

3. After Matteen came out of the woods on the night he first kissed Sarah, what did he do?

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

5. When Jimmy snaps at Tug about his speculation about Wayne Clancy, how does Tug react?

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