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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 in Teddy's description of a pool ball spinning "confusedly on its own axis" (31)?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Personification.
(d) Simile.

2. 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) Alliteration.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Synesthesia.

3. What does Tug do to Mark's car?
(a) Flips it over.
(b) Smashes the headlights.
(c) Kicks in the windshield.
(d) Runs a key down the paint on the doors.

4. What is the juxtaposition of Jimmy's comments about Tug's inability to lie convincingly with Jimmy's question about Tug's medication intended to convey?
(a) Jimmy believes that Tug is off his medication.
(b) Jimmy believes that Tug should be on a higher dose of his medication.
(c) Jimmy believes that Tug has medication to sell him.
(d) Jimmy believes that Tug does not need his medication.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dympna's reaction to Arm sleeping with three of his seven sisters?

2. It is reasonable to infer that for the "Diamonds" narrator, the most depressing part of the unusually harsh winter is what?

3. What is unusual about Bat's hair?

4. What makes Eli realize that he has been overreacting to the idea of going to Maryanne's funeral?

5. How many years apart are Martina and Val?

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