2. Jimmy says that Tug has a "lugubrious air" (3). What is another way to describe this quality?
(a) Aggressively cheerful.
(b) Theatrically joyous.
(c) Exaggeratedly sad.
(d) Quietly desperate.

3. What does "Father Time" always have with him?
(a) A knife.
(b) A dog.
(c) A beer.
(d) A book.

4. Bat suffers from tinnitus. What does this cause?
(a) Blood pressure spikes.
(b) Nausea and vomiting.
(c) Dizziness and fainting.
(d) Ringing in his ears.

5. Which American actor does Jimmy claim that Tug models his "look" after?
(a) Marlon Brando.
(b) Burt Reynolds.
(c) James Gandolfini.
(d) Jack Nicholson.

6. What technique is evident in the phrase "the squeaking of the wheels and the clanking of the chain" (47)?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Situational irony.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Understatement.

7. 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 taking him to his birth father.
(c) They are recruiters for a cult.
(d) They are desperate for a child of their own.

8. The description of Tain's knees as "blunt, knobby, and flushed scaldingly red" reinforces what about Tain (65)?
(a) Her idealism.
(b) Her youth.
(c) Her lack of social skills.
(d) Her plainness.

9. What does Jimmy use to write "Marry Me" on Mark's car?
(a) Lipstick.
(b) A key.
(c) His own blood.
(d) A paint marker.

10. The atmosphere of "Bait" is partially created by what unusual weather?
(a) Thirteen days of heat and no rain.
(b) Ten inches of rain over four days.
(c) Lightening in a cloudless sky.
(d) Record-breaking high winds.

11. Where do Val, Joan, and Martina meet after work?
(a) In a parking lot by Bleak Woods.
(b) In the basement of the Peacock.
(c) At Joan Doody's mother's house.
(d) By the Mule River.

12. When Bat sees the beautiful woman with Heg, how does he feel?
(a) Irritated that Heg has brought her.
(b) Confused about who she reminds him of.
(c) Self-conscious about his looks.
(d) Envious of Heg.

13. The word "oyster" to describe Matteen's paleness is likely chosen for what connotation?
(a) The ability to create a pearl.
(b) A slimy texture.
(c) A fishy smell.
(d) A tough outer shell.

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

15. Where did Martina stay in Holland?
(a) In a cabin in a wooded park.
(b) In a hotel in Amsterdam.
(c) On a houseboat on a canal.
(d) In the country home of school friends.