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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Teddy says, "I had a horn now," what is he saying is happening (33)?
(a) He is furiously angry.
(b) He is sexually aroused.
(c) He is distracted and tired.
(d) He is becoming frightened.

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

4. What has happened to Nubbin Tansey since the incident at Munroe's?
(a) He has committed suicide.
(b) He has been in prison.
(c) He has emigrated to America.
(d) He has married and started a family.

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

6. What evidence does Jimmy provide that Tug has a psychiatric disorder?
(a) Tug is on psychiatric medication.
(b) Tug was recently hospitalized for depression.
(c) Tug sees and hears things that are not there.
(d) Tug is seeing a therapist.

7. What is an "alfresco" area of a restaurant?
(a) A smoking section.
(b) The section where alcohol is served.
(c) The area where people wait for takeout orders.
(d) An outdoor section.

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

9. In "Bait," Teddy describes Matteen as feeling "dolour" (19). What does this mean Matteen is feeling?
(a) Nausea.
(b) Pride.
(c) Lust.
(d) Sorrow.

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

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

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

13. What does Tain compliment Bat on?
(a) His eyelashes.
(b) His hair.
(c) His ears.
(d) His veins.

14. How many operations did Bat need after the assault?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

15. When Sarah first gets into Teddy's car, what does she do?
(a) Changes her clothes.
(b) Pours vodka onto Matteen's lap.
(c) Opens all of the windows.
(d) Slaps Teddy in the face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jimmy use to write "Marry Me" on Mark's car?

2. What does Jimmy feel when he and Tug reach the other side of the bridge?

3. When Bat is eating dinner after work, why are the two little Minion boys in the kitchen?

4. Why is Teddy unable to speak at the end of "Bait" (35)?

5. Which character "resembles nothing so much as his own freshly revived corpse" (54)?

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