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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 technique is used when, on page 23, Teddy describes Sarah's father as a "hair-covered pudding"?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Synechdoche.

2. What causes Bat to feel so nauseous that he rushes to the bathroom, thinking he will throw up?
(a) He sees Luke kiss Tain.
(b) He has had far too much to drink.
(c) Luke brings up the incident at Munroe's.
(d) Tain tells him that she has slept with Heg.

3. How did the "Diamonds" narrator's cat die?
(a) He found and ate drugs the narrator had stashed in his closet.
(b) While drunk, the narrator rolled on him and suffocated him.
(c) He escaped the narrator's flat and ran into traffic.
(d) The narrator forgot to give him food and water.

4. Why is Teddy unable to speak at the end of "Bait" (35)?
(a) His mouth is full of dirt and leaves.
(b) He is paralyzed with fear.
(c) He is lapsing into unconsciousness.
(d) One of the women is standing on his throat.

5. What sport did the "Diamonds" narrator excel in as a teenager?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Field hockey.
(d) Football.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 5, what unusual diction does Jimmy use to describe Marlene's eyes?

2. How long has Doran been drinking in the bar by the time Eli shows up?

3. When the "Diamonds" narrator meets the woman in the city, what does he tell her about his life?

4. Besides money, what does Arm take from the horse farm?

5. How old is Jimmy?

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