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

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

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

4. What draws Jimmy's attention to Marlene's engagement ring?
(a) The waitress delivers champagne to her table.
(b) Her girlfriend takes pictures of it with her phone.
(c) Marlene deliberately waves it in Jimmy's direction.
(d) Cuculann complains about the cost of it.

5. On page 171, the "Diamonds" narrator describes his "long, hortatory riffs." What would these be?
(a) Improvisational music.
(b) Encouraging speeches.
(c) Teasing jokes.
(d) Detailed critiques.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bat suffers from tinnitus. What does this cause?

2. On page 136, how does Dympna describe Arm?

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

4. How old is Martina when the story opens?

5. What physical feature of his own does Jimmy find unattractive?

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