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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Siobhán's husband work?
(a) On an offshore oil rig.
(b) At Saint Carmichael's.
(c) At a local pub.
(d) In a mine in Siberia.

2. How did the barman get his scars?
(a) His wife tried to kill him.
(b) From a criminal associate.
(c) He attempted suicide.
(d) Fighting in a war.

3. Who is Usula?
(a) Jack's equine therapist.
(b) Dympna's mother.
(c) The mother of Arm's son.
(d) One of Dympna's sisters.

4. On page 136, how does Dympna describe Arm?
(a) "A loyal skin."
(b) "A harmless culchie."
(c) "A solid man."
(d) "A daft lad."

5. What was different about the song that was finally a hit for Doran and Eli's band?
(a) Eli wrote the lyrics.
(b) It was a punk-rock song.
(c) Doran wrote the music.
(d) Maryanne sang lead.

6. Besides teaching gym classes part time, what other job does the "Diamonds" narrator hold at Saint Carmichael's?
(a) Hospitality supervisor.
(b) Maintenance.
(c) Groundskeeper.
(d) Cook.

7. When Arm and Dympna meet Hector at Lally's, what conspiracy theory is the odd older man with Hector trying to advance?
(a) Scotland is trying to annex Ireland.
(b) The World Cup finalists are all robots.
(c) There is a hidden planet in our solar system.
(d) Jesus had a twin brother.

8. It is reasonable to infer that for the "Diamonds" narrator, the most depressing part of the unusually harsh winter is what?
(a) Students falling and getting hurt.
(b) The cats dying.
(c) The constant traffic accidents.
(d) The trash mounding up everywhere.

9. What is the "Diamonds" narrator intending to do when he leaves the school on Monday morning?
(a) Get coffee and a newspaper.
(b) Go to a pub.
(c) Go into the city.
(d) Go to Siobhán's house.

10. When Doran left the band, where did he go?
(a) Helsinki.
(b) London.
(c) Home to his mother's house.
(d) Galway.

11. Which is the best description of the "Diamonds" narrator's attitude toward teaching his gym classes?
(a) He barely registers being there because he is so distracted by his urge to drink.
(b) He is meticulous and demanding, but questions whether the job is meaningful.
(c) He is laid-back and even a little lazy, but generally enjoys the job.
(d) He uses it as a way to recapture some of his lost high-school athletic glory.

12. Why does Arm not run for the car when Paudi pulls out his rifle?
(a) He does not have the keys.
(b) He thinks Paudi is joking.
(c) It is too far away.
(d) It is out of gas.

13. What does Paudi do with the stone that Arm sets on the table?
(a) Throws it at Arm's face.
(b) Tells Arm to get it out of his house.
(c) Tosses it into the fireplace.
(d) Puts it in his pocket.

14. What thought does the "Diamonds" narrator say he had after his cat died?
(a) That he should get some therapy.
(b) That he should never have another pet.
(c) That he should kill himself.
(d) That he needed to start going to AA meetings.

15. What does Dympna do for a living?
(a) Sells illegal guns.
(b) Tends bar at Quillinan's.
(c) Runs a boxing club.
(d) Sells marijuana.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Eli met Maryanne's father, he had a "thin, vertiginous feeling." What kind of feeling was he having?

2. What does Paudi ask about Jack?

3. What does Doran tell Eli about his life that Eli says he doubts is true?

4. Where are the barman's scars in "Kindly Forget My Existence"?

5. What technique is employed in the phrase "the bright white furnace of cold" (175)?

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