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

2. At the AA meeting, what does the man say he was doing when he lost his fingers?
(a) Playing a drinking game.
(b) Swimming in the ocean.
(c) Using a bandsaw.
(d) Mountain climbing.

3. When Jimmy snaps at Tug about his speculation about Wayne Clancy, how does Tug react?
(a) He seems hurt.
(b) He seems angry.
(c) He keeps talking about it.
(d) He laughs.

4. What do Tain, Heg, and Bat do on their break?
(a) Drink beer.
(b) Smoke a joint.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Scroll through their phones.

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)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Synechdoche.
(d) Hyperbole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Doran's state after the band breakup is described as a "fugue." What does this mean he was experiencing?

2. What is Dympna's main concern with the way that Hector and Paudi want to deal with Fannigan?

3. How did the barman get his scars?

4. What is the "Diamonds" narrator hiding with his long sleeves?

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

(see the answer key)

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