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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 Jimmy's intention when he asks the child at the bridge "What class of weapon is that" (14)?
(a) To find out if the child is actually dangerous.
(b) To play along with the child's game.
(c) To demonstrate that he is the adult in the situation.
(d) To alert Tug to the presence of a weapon.

2. What rhetorical purpose is served by explaining how the town council has dealt with the bridge situation?
(a) It portrays the government as a force of oppression.
(b) It creates dramatic irony because the characters do not know what the reader knows.
(c) It demonstrates that the government is not much help in the characters' lives.
(d) It establishes the tone of whimsy that continues with the child pretending to be a king.

3. What does Matteen do for a living?
(a) Builds houses.
(b) Plays pool.
(c) Sells drugs.
(d) Repairs roads.

4. The atmosphere of "Bait" is partially created by what unusual weather?
(a) Thirteen days of heat and no rain.
(b) Ten inches of rain over four days.
(c) Record-breaking high winds.
(d) Lightening in a cloudless sky.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. On page 5, what unusual diction does Jimmy use to describe Marlene's eyes?

5. Jimmy calls Marlene's mother "pragmatic" (4) How does she demonstrate this quality?

(see the answer key)

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