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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 the name of the band that Doran and Eli were in?
(a) Satan on Sabbatical.
(b) Sunken Figure.
(c) My Existence.
(d) Skullduggery Nine.

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

3. Where do Jenny and Sarah lead Teddy when they leave the pub?
(a) To Grove Park.
(b) To Glanbeigh Cemetery.
(c) To Farrow Hill.
(d) To Bleak Woods.

4. After Matteen came out of the woods on the night he first kissed Sarah, what did he do?
(a) Throw up.
(b) Call Teddy.
(c) Get very drunk.
(d) Brag to his friends.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was different about the song that was finally a hit for Doran and Eli's band?

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

3. Teddy describes Sarah as "daffy" (20). What does this word mean in this context?

4. What is Davy Boran's attitude about his daughters?

5. Besides his head injury, what is the other cause of Bat's constant headaches?

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