Young Skins Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Colin Barrett
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Young Skins Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Colin Barrett
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 190 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unusual about Bat's hair?
(a) It is prematurely grey.
(b) It is dyed purple.
(c) It is very long.
(d) It is a wig.

2. What causes Bat to feel so nauseous that he rushes to the bathroom, thinking he will throw up?
(a) He sees Luke kiss Tain.
(b) Tain tells him that she has slept with Heg.
(c) Luke brings up the incident at Munroe's.
(d) He has had far too much to drink.

3. How many years apart are Martina and Val?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

4. Which piece of diction injects irony into the sentence "...the only regular customers a handful of the town's senior pissheads, intent on drinking thought their pension money by a respectable hour" (40)?
(a) Pissheads.
(b) Senior.
(c) Respectable.
(d) Regular.

5. What is foreshadowed by Matteen's comment to Sarah and Jenny "That's what passes for consent these days" (25) ?
(a) Matteen's success in lining up opponents at Quillinan's.
(b) The women's assault on Teddy.
(c) Sarah's aggressive response to Tansey.
(d) Tansey's bullying at Quillinan's.

6. What rule is strictly enforced at the Peacock?
(a) No outside alcohol is allowed.
(b) The bar closes exactly at 1:30 a.m.
(c) People who are drunk cannot enter.
(d) Those under 21 cannot enter.

7. On the day the story opens, what does Bat do after dinner but before he starts drinking?
(a) Goes to church.
(b) Tries to call Tain.
(c) Looks in the paper for another job.
(d) Rides his motorcycle.

8. What makes Bat feel out of place at the gathering at The Yellow Belly?
(a) The group talks mostly about their shared experiences in college.
(b) The group talks about philosophy and politics, which he knows little about.
(c) Many people in the group stand away from him and avoid talking to him.
(d) Many people in the groups stare at his drooping lip and scars.

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

10. Why does his manager send Bat to work in the back?
(a) His tattoos are visible.
(b) He is the only one strong enough to lift the stock.
(c) Bat is still clearly drunk.
(d) Bat makes customers uncomfortable.

11. Who is the person that Bat refers to as "the old dear"?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His grandmother.

12. When Tansey tells Sarah that she is a "diamond pulled from a coal bucket," what is he implying about her family?
(a) They are criminals.
(b) They are ugly.
(c) They are poor.
(d) They are poorly educated.

13. How old is Jimmy?
(a) 22.
(b) 23.
(c) 25.
(d) 24.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jimmy snaps at Tug about his speculation about Wayne Clancy, how does Tug react?

2. Where do Jenny and Sarah lead Teddy when they leave the pub?

3. What does Tug do to Mark's car?

4. Who is the "drummer" that Joan mentions in her conversation with Martina?

5. Where did Martina stay in Holland?

(see the answer keys)

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