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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Eli met Maryanne's father, he had a "thin, vertiginous feeling." What kind of feeling was he having?
(a) Dizzy and disoriented.
(b) Belittled and confused.
(c) Bitter and angry.
(d) Fearful and apprehensive.

2. On page 176, how does the "Diamonds" narrator describe the smell inside his car that makes him gag?
(a) "Holy."
(b) "Fetid."
(c) "Desperate."
(d) "Luminous."

3. At the AA meeting, what does the man say he was doing when he lost his fingers?
(a) Swimming in the ocean.
(b) Playing a drinking game.
(c) Mountain climbing.
(d) Using a bandsaw.

4. What does Arm sit watching while he waits for Dympna?
(a) A video of Brandon's band playing.
(b) Two schoolgirls smoking and talking.
(c) The Nephin Mountains in the distance.
(d) A dog in a neighbor's window.

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

6. What piece of information does Arm reveal to Paudi that surprises even Dympna?
(a) Fannigan is dead.
(b) Jack loves horses.
(c) Ursula is in college.
(d) Charlie has run away.

7. What technique is used in the sentence "Limply piled and dripping, it resembled the lustreless corpse of a drowned animal" (190)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Personification.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Metaphor.

8. What sport did the "Diamonds" narrator excel in as a teenager?
(a) Field hockey.
(b) Football.
(c) Rugby.
(d) Cricket.

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

10. Why does Siobhán dismiss the rule of anonymity at the meeting?
(a) She does not think that most rules apply to her.
(b) The narrator is already too well-known to everyone there.
(c) She does not agree that substance abuse is a shameful secret.
(d) The town is too small for it to be practical.

11. The nickname of the Devers house and Dympna's troubles with women are evidence of what?
(a) The family's poverty.
(b) The difficult temperaments of the Devers sisters.
(c) Prejudice against the Traveller community.
(d) The community's fear of Dympna's reputation.

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

13. What question does Eli ask the barman about the story he told them in the bar?
(a) He asks if the barman was the shooter in his story.
(b) He asks if the story is true or if he made it up.
(c) He asks if he told the story to upset Doran.
(d) He asks how the barman knows whether the people were dead.

14. How long has Doran been drinking in the bar by the time Eli shows up?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

15. Why does the "Diamonds" narrator feed the stray cats at Saint Carmichael's?
(a) He feels guilty about his own cat's death.
(b) He loves and feels connected to animals.
(c) He is hoping to adopt one of them.
(d) It is part of his job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arm take from Fannigan's house?

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

3. What is the antecedent of "it" in the story's ending, when the barman thinks "the man will come back for it" (210)?

4. What is the name of the bar where Doran is drinking in the beginning of "Kindly Forget My Existence"?

5. How did the "Diamonds" narrator's cat die?

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