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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: "Diamonds".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Jimmy says that Tug has a "lugubrious air" (3). What is another way to describe this quality?
(a) Theatrically joyous.
(b) Aggressively cheerful.
(c) Exaggeratedly sad.
(d) Quietly desperate.

3. Why does Heg invite Bat to drinks at The Yellow Belly?
(a) Heg thinks that Bat might want to meet the barmaid.
(b) It is Heg's birthday.
(c) Heg knows that Bat will buy him drinks.
(d) Heg is heading back to college.

4. What technique is evident in the page 143 sentence "It was drenched in a swathe of syrupy, sticky stuff turned dark plum against the denim"?
(a) Simile.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Synesthesia.
(d) Alliteration.

5. What rule is strictly enforced at the Peacock?
(a) People who are drunk cannot enter.
(b) No outside alcohol is allowed.
(c) The bar closes exactly at 1:30 a.m.
(d) Those under 21 cannot enter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Siobhán dismiss the rule of anonymity at the meeting?

2. What sport did the "Diamonds" narrator excel in as a teenager?

3. What does Paudi believe is true about Hector?

4. What does the page 38 expression "the lights were going up in just over an hour" mean?

5. Where is the Peacock located?

(see the answer key)

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