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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which American actor does Jimmy claim that Tug models his "look" after?
(a) James Gandolfini.
(b) Marlon Brando.
(c) Burt Reynolds.
(d) Jack Nicholson.

2. When Tug stands at Jimmy's side during their conversation with Marlene and Mark, how does Jimmy characterize Tug?
(a) As a weapon under his control.
(b) As an unpredictable wild animal.
(c) As a loyal pet and guard dog.
(d) As a brother he completely depends on.

3. Teddy describes Sarah as "daffy" (20). What does this word mean in this context?
(a) Tall.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Crazy.

4. What do Tain, Heg, and Bat do on their break?
(a) Play cards.
(b) Scroll through their phones.
(c) Smoke a joint.
(d) Drink beer.

5. What technique is used in Teddy's description of a pool ball spinning "confusedly on its own axis" (31)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Simile.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Euphemism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in the sentence, "Slender reeds brush against one another as cleanly as freshly whetted blades" (13)?

2. What technique is being used in the sentence, "He had gaping thyroidal eyes, the broad skull and delicately tissued temples of a monk" (29)?

3. What is the likely rhetorical purpose of the midges and the fly mentioned in the story?

4. What does the Irish slang expression "shift" mean?

5. Which character "resembles nothing so much as his own freshly revived corpse" (54)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Martina's college boyfriend, and why is she thinking about ending the relationship?

2. What happens when the four underage girls arrive at the club on the night the story opens?

3. What in Tug's interaction with the children at the bridge demonstrates the softer side of his nature?

4. How does Val know Martina Boran, and how has their relationship changed since he met her?

5. Who is Nubbin Tansey, and what trouble does he cause at Quillinan's Pub?

6. Describe Bat's relationship with his mother in "Stand Your Skin."

7. Why does Bat think that something inappropriate has happened between Heg and Tain?

8. What happens on the club's balcony, and what does it suggest about Val?

9. When Jimmy and Tug leave the pub and see Mark's car, what do they do?

10. What happened to Bat at Monroe's takeaway?

(see the answer keys)

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