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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 is Tug's theory about the two women supposedly sighted with Wayne Clancy?
(a) They are part of a child trafficking ring.
(b) They are desperate for a child of their own.
(c) They are taking him to his birth father.
(d) They are recruiters for a cult.

2. The nickname of the Devers house and Dympna's troubles with women are evidence of what?
(a) The community's fear of Dympna's reputation.
(b) The difficult temperaments of the Devers sisters.
(c) Prejudice against the Traveller community.
(d) The family's poverty.

3. What is the most accurate characterization of Rebecca's comments about Brandon's band and Glanbeigh?
(a) Naive.
(b) Dismissive.
(c) Insincere.
(d) Amused.

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

5. What makes Eli realize that he has been overreacting to the idea of going to Maryanne's funeral?
(a) None of the mourners recognize him.
(b) He talks to the barman about the things the barman has been through.
(c) He shows Doran a recent photo of his child and Laura.
(d) Doran reminds him how many years ago they last saw Maryanne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paudi ask about Jack?

2. Why is Val not very surprised that one of the four underage girls who tries to enter the club knows him by name?

3. What makes Bat feel out of place at the gathering at The Yellow Belly?

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

5. To what does Jimmy compare all of Tug's ideas about what might have happened to Wayne Clancy?

(see the answer key)

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