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

2. What rhetorical purpose is served by explaining how the town council has dealt with the bridge situation?
(a) It establishes the tone of whimsy that continues with the child pretending to be a king.
(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 portrays the government as a force of oppression.

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

4. What does Tug offer the boy as a toll for using "his" bridge?
(a) An old farthing coin.
(b) Takeout french fries.
(c) Potato chips.
(d) Half of a chocolate bar.

5. The word "oyster" to describe Matteen's paleness is likely chosen for what connotation?
(a) A slimy texture.
(b) A fishy smell.
(c) The ability to create a pearl.
(d) A tough outer shell.

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

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

4. When Tug stands at Jimmy's side during their conversation with Marlene and Mark, how does Jimmy characterize Tug?

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

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