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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the likely purpose of the repetition in the page 3 sentence "He is in a good mood, a good, good, good but edgy, edgy, edgy mood"?
(a) It foreshadows Tug's obsession with the Clancy boy.
(b) It reinforces the narrator's claim that people are afraid of Tug.
(c) It creates an ironic tone that characterizes Jimmy more than Tug.
(d) It communicates how heightened Tug's emotions are.

2. Jamie Duffy's nickname, "Scaldyballs," is an example of which literary device?
(a) Synecdoche.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Verbal irony.

3. What does Bat find in the gas station's bathroom sink?
(a) A wad of toilet paper.
(b) A daddy long legs.
(c) An empty beer can.
(d) A broken tube of lipstick.

4. What physical feature of his own does Jimmy find unattractive?
(a) His nose.
(b) His calves.
(c) His feet.
(d) His elbows.

5. Who tells Tansey to "be nice" (30)?
(a) Matteen.
(b) Teddy.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Sarah.

6. When the two men get out of their car opposite to where Val, Joan, and Martina are sitting, what are they dressed to do?
(a) Patrol the area.
(b) Go fishing.
(c) Hunt mushrooms.
(d) Go dancing.

7. What technique is being used in the sentence, "He had gaping thyroidal eyes, the broad skull and delicately tissued temples of a monk" (29)?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Irony.

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

9. In the opening of "The Moon," Boris and Val drink Lucozade. What kind of beverage is this?
(a) A cocktail.
(b) Beer.
(c) Iced coffee.
(d) An energy drink.

10. In the context of Young Skins, what does the word "estate" mean?
(a) The capital passed from a deceased person to their heirs.
(b) A large piece of agricultural land used for crops or animals.
(c) A planned development of houses, often designed for low-income residents.
(d) A large home and property in the countryside.

11. Why does Heg invite Bat to drinks at The Yellow Belly?
(a) It is Heg's birthday.
(b) Heg knows that Bat will buy him drinks.
(c) Heg thinks that Bat might want to meet the barmaid.
(d) Heg is heading back to college.

12. How old is Martina when the story opens?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

13. Why is Val not very surprised that one of the four underage girls who tries to enter the club knows him by name?
(a) She went to school with his brothers.
(b) He is well-known in their small town.
(c) She is his cousin, Mary Devaney.
(d) He used to date her older sister.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jimmy says that Tug has a "lugubrious air" (3). What is another way to describe this quality?

2. On the day the story opens, what does Bat do after dinner but before he starts drinking?

3. On page 5, what unusual diction does Jimmy use to describe Marlene's eyes?

4. What is Martina expected to study in college, and what does she actually study?

5. Why does his manager send Bat to work in the back?

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