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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Jimmy compare all of Tug's ideas about what might have happened to Wayne Clancy?
(a) Poisoned chocolates.
(b) Empty pint glasses.
(c) Black flowers.
(d) Buses pulling in and out of a station.

2. 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) Symbolism.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Irony.

3. Jimmy says that Tug has a "lugubrious air" (3). What is another way to describe this quality?
(a) Exaggeratedly sad.
(b) Theatrically joyous.
(c) Aggressively cheerful.
(d) Quietly desperate.

4. Jimmy calls Marlene's mother "pragmatic" (4) How does she demonstrate this quality?
(a) By drinking cold tea herself but offering Jimmy and Marlene hot tea.
(b) By not caring when Marlene brings Jimmy home at three a.m.
(c) By reading the television listings at three a.m.
(d) By watching David for Marlene while Marlene goes out with friends.

5. 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) Matteen's success in lining up opponents at Quillinan's.
(c) Sarah's aggressive response to Tansey.
(d) The women's assault on Teddy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Teddy unable to speak at the end of "Bait" (35)?

3. What technique is used in Teddy's description of a pool ball spinning "confusedly on its own axis" (31)?

4. What does Jimmy use to write "Marry Me" on Mark's car?

5. What is Tansey doing when Teddy says that he "gouged the baize" (31)?

(see the answer key)

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