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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sarah defend herself when Tansey tries to drag her with him?
(a) She stabs him.
(b) She bites him.
(c) She pepper sprays him.
(d) She punches him.

2. Why does Tansey call Matteen "Judgeboy" (29)?
(a) His last name is "Judge."
(b) His father is a judge.
(c) He wears a long black coat in winter.
(d) He served as a county fair judge.

3. In "Bait," Teddy describes Matteen as feeling "dolour" (19). What does this mean Matteen is feeling?
(a) Lust.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Pride.

4. What is the narrator describing on page 1 when he talks about "tenderized brain cases and seesawing stomachs"?
(a) Hangovers.
(b) Sea sickness.
(c) Food poisoning.
(d) Migraine headaches.

5. What evidence does Jimmy provide that Tug has a psychiatric disorder?
(a) Tug sees and hears things that are not there.
(b) Tug is seeing a therapist.
(c) Tug was recently hospitalized for depression.
(d) Tug is on psychiatric medication.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical feature of his own does Jimmy find unattractive?

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

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

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

5. Jimmy says that Tug has a "lugubrious air" (3). What is another way to describe this quality?

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