2. In Teddy's opinion, how has constant attention affected Sarah's personality?
(a) It has made her spoiled.
(b) It has made her eccentric.
(c) It has made her self-conscious.
(d) It has made her suspicious.

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

4. To what animal does Martina compare the drummer?
(a) A dog.
(b) A snake.
(c) An ape.
(d) A hedgehog.

5. Why is Teddy unable to speak at the end of "Bait" (35)?
(a) He is lapsing into unconsciousness.
(b) His mouth is full of dirt and leaves.
(c) One of the women is standing on his throat.
(d) He is paralyzed with fear.

6. To what does Jimmy compare all of Tug's ideas about what might have happened to Wayne Clancy?
(a) Black flowers.
(b) Buses pulling in and out of a station.
(c) Empty pint glasses.
(d) Poisoned chocolates.

7. 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) Go dancing.
(b) Hunt mushrooms.
(c) Patrol the area.
(d) Go fishing.

8. When Bat compares himself to "a thickset golem hewn from the scrabbled, sodden dirt of Connaught," what literary technique is employed?
(a) Dramatic irony.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Paradox.

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

10. What is the narrator describing on page 1 when he talks about "tenderized brain cases and seesawing stomachs"?
(a) Hangovers.
(b) Migraine headaches.
(c) Sea sickness.
(d) Food poisoning.

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

12. On page 5, what unusual diction does Jimmy use to describe Marlene's eyes?
(a) "Citrine."
(b) "Smaragdine."
(c) "Verdigris."
(d) "Cerulean."

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

14. What is the best way to describe how the young men outside The Yellow Belly feel about those who go off to college?
(a) The college students are their hope for the future.
(b) The college students are abandoning those left at home.
(c) The college students are not smarter, just luckier.
(d) The college students are condescending and rude.

15. What is Tansey doing when Teddy says that he "gouged the baize" (31)?
(a) Executing a trick shot.
(b) Sinking the shot that wins the game.
(c) Ripping the surface of the pool table.
(d) Using his cue to tap the wooden edge of the table.