2. What makes Eli realize that he has been overreacting to the idea of going to Maryanne's funeral?
(a) None of the mourners recognize him.
(b) He shows Doran a recent photo of his child and Laura.
(c) Doran reminds him how many years ago they last saw Maryanne.
(d) He talks to the barman about the things the barman has been through.

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

4. After Paudi shows Dympna the injured dog, what question does he ask Dympna?
(a) Whether Dympna will euthanize the dog for him.
(b) Whether he knows of a good vet.
(c) Whether Hector already told him what happened
(d) Whether he thinks they can trust a vet to come to the farm.

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

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

7. How old is the narrator of "Diamonds"
(a) 33.
(b) 27.
(c) 30.
(d) 24.

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

9. Where are the barman's scars in "Kindly Forget My Existence"?
(a) On his hands.
(b) On his face.
(c) On his throat.
(d) On his arms.

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

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

12. 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) Irony.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Allegory.

13. What technique is evident in the page 143 sentence "It was drenched in a swathe of syrupy, sticky stuff turned dark plum against the denim"?
(a) Synesthesia.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Simile.

14. What is in the satchel that Dympna brings to the uncles' farm?
(a) Prescription drugs.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Money.
(d) Weapons.

15. What technique is used when Paudi says that he will "have to take [the dog] for a walk up the heather" (135)?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Personification.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Synechdoche.