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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the description of Doran's "inexpertly folded tie" intended to accomplish (189)?
(a) It establishes a mocking tone.
(b) It characterizes him as sloppy.
(c) It foreshadows that he is unmarried.
(d) It implies that he seldom wears a suit.

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

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

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

5. Dympna's comments about being able to change the uncles' minds on the day after Arm kills Flannigan are an example of what technique?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Irony.
(d) Allegory.

6. Which word best describes the uncles' house?
(a) Cozy.
(b) Spartan.
(c) Dilapidated.
(d) Opulent.

7. What is Dympna's main concern with the way that Hector and Paudi want to deal with Fannigan?
(a) Charlie will be devastated if she finds out.
(b) It is cruel and immoral.
(c) It will attract police attention.
(d) He needs Fannigan in order to run his business.

8. What is the "Diamonds" narrator hiding with his long sleeves?
(a) Needle tracks.
(b) Scars.
(c) Tattoos.
(d) Bruises.

9. What is a reasonable inference from the description of Dympna's car in the opening of the story?
(a) Dympna does not take good care of it.
(b) Arm disapproves of Dympna's lack of gratitude.
(c) Arm is snobbish about cars.
(d) Dympna resents the uncle who gave it to him.

10. What is the barman's name?
(a) Dukic.
(b) Besim.
(c) Ajdin.
(d) Borya.

11. What technique is employed in the phrase "the bright white furnace of cold" (175)?
(a) Irony.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Paradox.

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

13. What does Paudi ask about Jack?
(a) How old he is.
(b) How often Arm sees him.
(c) Whether he has gotten better.
(d) Whether he likes the horse therapy.

14. Who does Dympna suspect told his uncles about what happened to Charlie?
(a) Charlie.
(b) His mother.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Fannigan.

15. What does Eli tell the barman when they are outside having a cigarette?
(a) That he is trying to quit smoking.
(b) That Doran is not a close friend of his.
(c) That he has a wife and child.
(d) That he used to be married to Maryanne.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the "Diamonds" narrator meets the woman in the city, what does he tell her about his life?

2. How did the knees of Eli's suit get stained?

3. What piece of information does Arm reveal to Paudi that surprises even Dympna?

4. What is in the satchel that Dympna brings to the uncles' farm?

5. What does Paudi do with the stone that Arm sets on the table?

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