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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Stand Your Skin".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Bat's dream, what does the "mustard-seed" suit allude to?
(a) A film he saw in childhood.
(b) A Greek myth.
(c) A passage in the Bible.
(d) A Jewish folktale.

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

3. What draws Jimmy's attention to Marlene's engagement ring?
(a) The waitress delivers champagne to her table.
(b) Her girlfriend takes pictures of it with her phone.
(c) Marlene deliberately waves it in Jimmy's direction.
(d) Cuculann complains about the cost of it.

4. What does "Father Time" always have with him?
(a) A beer.
(b) A dog.
(c) A book.
(d) A knife.

5. What technique is used in Teddy's description of a pool ball spinning "confusedly on its own axis" (31)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Martina expected to study in college, and what does she actually study?

2. What causes Bat's mother to tell him "You look constantly as if in want" (52)?

3. On the day the story opens, what does Bat do after dinner but before he starts drinking?

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

5. When Martina describes "Father Time" as "about two hundred years old" and having a "mountainous shaggy white beard," what technique is being used (47)?

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