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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "The Moon".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Davy Boran's attitude about his daughters?
(a) He hopes that they will take over his business some day.
(b) He just wants them to get married and move out.
(c) He barely notices them, because he is consumed with work.
(d) He is proud of their accomplishments.

3. What is the likely rhetorical purpose of the midges and the fly mentioned in the story?
(a) To show that even nature is conspiring against the characters.
(b) To illustrate the kind of squalor and desperation the characters live with.
(c) To demonstrate the constant small miseries of the characters' lives.
(d) To point out that the characters are partially responsible for their own troubles.

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

5. What does the Irish expression "couldn't be arsed" mean (45)?
(a) Unwilling to bother with something.
(b) Calm, unflappable.
(c) Incapable of embarrassment.
(d) Not at all amused.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sarah first gets into Teddy's car, what does she do?

2. Why are there rumors about Sarah's parentage circulating around town?

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

4. What is the likely purpose of the repetition in the page 3 sentence "He is in a good mood, a good, good, good but edgy, edgy, edgy mood"?

5. When Teddy says that he and his friends were "flummoxed," what is he saying about them (21)?

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