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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What is the name of the bar where Doran is drinking in the beginning of "Kindly Forget My Existence"?
(a) The Boatman's Tavern.
(b) The Yellow Belly.
(c) Quillinan's.
(d) Dockery's Pub.

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

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

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

7. On page 173, the "Diamonds" narrator describes "the abrupt drumlins of his knuckles." What are "drumlins"?
(a) Teardrop-shaped ridges formed by glacial action.
(b) Short and stout mythical humanoids.
(c) Taut membranes stretched over wooden hoops or barrel heads.
(d) Boulders smoothed by wave action.

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

9. What does Eli notice makes up the pattern on Doran's tie?
(a) Musical notes.
(b) Happy faces.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Skulls.

10. How did the "Diamonds" narrator's cat die?
(a) He escaped the narrator's flat and ran into traffic.
(b) While drunk, the narrator rolled on him and suffocated him.
(c) He found and ate drugs the narrator had stashed in his closet.
(d) The narrator forgot to give him food and water.

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

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

13. When the "Diamonds" narrator meets the woman in the city, what does he tell her about his life?
(a) He tells her about his parents and his sister.
(b) He makes up lies based on other people's lives.
(c) He tells her about his substance abuse problem and Siobhán.
(d) He tells her about being a gym teacher at Saint Carmichael's.

14. What does an examination of his own hands reveal to the "Diamonds" narrator?
(a) They remind him of his deceased father's hands.
(b) He is slowly killing himself with alcohol.
(c) He has never done an honest day's work.
(d) He is getting old.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the "Diamonds" narrator intending to do when he leaves the school on Monday morning?

3. Why is the source of Jack's behaviors that puzzle Arm?

4. What does Eli tell the barman when they are outside having a cigarette?

5. When Doran left the band, where did he go?

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