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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8: "Kindly Forget My Existence".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tain compliment Bat on?
(a) His hair.
(b) His ears.
(c) His veins.
(d) His eyelashes.

2. Whom does the "Diamonds" narrator describe as "sick-of-their-own-shit degenerates" (171)?
(a) His fellow staff members.
(b) His AA group.
(c) His friends in the city.
(d) His students.

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

4. The atmosphere of "Bait" is partially created by what unusual weather?
(a) Thirteen days of heat and no rain.
(b) Record-breaking high winds.
(c) Lightening in a cloudless sky.
(d) Ten inches of rain over four days.

5. Why is Doran trying to ignore the ticking of the clock above the bar?
(a) He has a headache from a hangover.
(b) He feels guilty about staying past the funeral start time.
(c) He is upset that Eli is so late coming to meet him.
(d) He is agitated about being alone in the bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of "The Moon," Boris and Val drink Lucozade. What kind of beverage is this?

2. Who finds the "Diamonds" narrator a job in his hometown?

3. What is Martina's attitude toward the young customers trading phone numbers and kissing one another goodbye in the parking lot?

4. What does Bat find in the gas station's bathroom sink?

5. What does Dympna do for a living?

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