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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paudi believe is true about Hector?
(a) He spends too much time worrying about the police.
(b) He is stealing money from their business.
(c) He no longer cares about anything except Maire.
(d) He is dangerous and unpredictable.

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

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

4. How does Siobhán know the "Diamonds" narrator?
(a) Her son is in the narrator's gym class.
(b) Her brother is the school principal.
(c) She remembers the narrator from high school.
(d) She is a friend of the narrator's sister.

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

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

7. What is the most accurate characterization of Rebecca's comments about Brandon's band and Glanbeigh?
(a) Insincere.
(b) Amused.
(c) Naive.
(d) Dismissive.

8. What offends Paudi about his brother's personal grooming?
(a) His collection of colognes.
(b) His mismatched clothing.
(c) He has started wearing jewelry.
(d) His hair-care routine.

9. What is the first clue that Arm has died?
(a) The shift in tone from bright and cheerful to mournful and dark.
(b) The old man in fishing gear reappearing.
(c) Maire's repeated urging about getting medical attention.
(d) The shift in the narrator's focus from Arm to Maire.

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

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

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

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

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

15. Who finds the "Diamonds" narrator a job in his hometown?
(a) His old high-school principal.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His sister.
(d) A woman that he is sleeping with.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dympna do for a living?

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

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

4. Who does Dympna suspect told his uncles about what happened to Charlie?

5. How long has Doran been drinking in the bar by the time Eli shows up?

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