1. When Sarah first gets into Teddy's car, what does she do?
(a) Slaps Teddy in the face.
(b) Changes her clothes.
(c) Pours vodka onto Matteen's lap.
(d) Opens all of the windows.

2. Why does Matteen ride in the back of Teddy's car?
(a) Teddy is smoking.
(b) Teddy is wearing a lot of cologne.
(c) He likes to ride beside his cue case.
(d) He gets car sick.

3. What technique is evident in the phrase, "stall by a booth as she swabbed down tabletops sticky with spilled spirits" (41)?
(a) Sibilance.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Cacophony.
(d) Verbal irony.

4. What is Val's reaction to finding a pubic hair in his teeth?
(a) He is embarrassed.
(b) He is puzzled.
(c) He is disgusted.
(d) He is delighted.

5. Teddy describes Sarah as "daffy" (20). What does this word mean in this context?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Tall.
(d) Quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which piece of diction injects irony into the sentence "...the only regular customers a handful of the town's senior pissheads, intent on drinking thought their pension money by a respectable hour" (40)?

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

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

4. Which American actor does Jimmy claim that Tug models his "look" after?

5. When Tansey tells Sarah that she is a "diamond pulled from a coal bucket," what is he implying about her family?

(see the answer key)

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