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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 Tug do to Mark's car?
(a) Smashes the headlights.
(b) Runs a key down the paint on the doors.
(c) Kicks in the windshield.
(d) Flips it over.

2. Why are there rumors about Sarah's parentage circulating around town?
(a) Everyone knows that the Dignans were not able to have their own children.
(b) Her mother has had several affairs.
(c) She does not look or act like her family.
(d) She has an unusual way of speaking that sounds foreign.

3. What draws Jimmy's attention to Marlene's engagement ring?
(a) Her girlfriend takes pictures of it with her phone.
(b) Cuculann complains about the cost of it.
(c) The waitress delivers champagne to her table.
(d) Marlene deliberately waves it in Jimmy's direction.

4. What technique is being used in the sentence, "He had gaping thyroidal eyes, the broad skull and delicately tissued temples of a monk" (29)?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Irony.

5. What does Jimmy use to write "Marry Me" on Mark's car?
(a) A paint marker.
(b) A key.
(c) His own blood.
(d) Lipstick.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sarah defend herself when Tansey tries to drag her with him?

2. Why does Tansey call Matteen "Judgeboy" (29)?

3. What is the likely rhetorical purpose of the midges and the fly mentioned in the story?

4. What technique is used when, on page 23, Teddy describes Sarah's father as a "hair-covered pudding"?

5. When Teddy says, "I had a horn now," what is he saying is happening (33)?

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