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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. Jamie Duffy's nickname, "Scaldyballs," is an example of which literary device?
(a) Verbal irony.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Metonymy.

2. What rule is strictly enforced at the Peacock?
(a) No outside alcohol is allowed.
(b) The bar closes exactly at 1:30 a.m.
(c) Those under 21 cannot enter.
(d) People who are drunk cannot enter.

3. What does Matteen do for a living?
(a) Repairs roads.
(b) Sells drugs.
(c) Builds houses.
(d) Plays pool.

4. Where do Jenny and Sarah lead Teddy when they leave the pub?
(a) To Bleak Woods.
(b) To Farrow Hill.
(c) To Grove Park.
(d) To Glanbeigh Cemetery.

5. How old is Martina when the story opens?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Bat to feel so nauseous that he rushes to the bathroom, thinking he will throw up?

2. What does Bat's mother accuse him of constantly doing?

3. Besides his head injury, what is the other cause of Bat's constant headaches?

4. Teddy describes Sarah as "daffy" (20). What does this word mean in this context?

5. What is the likely purpose of the repetition in the page 3 sentence "He is in a good mood, a good, good, good but edgy, edgy, edgy mood"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tain bring with her to the bar, and what ends up happening to it?

2. Describe the narrator of "Bait."

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

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

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

6. What happens on the final Saturday of the story "The Moon"?

7. Describe the club that is the setting for the first part of "The Moon."

8. Describe Bat's recurring dream.

9. What are the two other names that Tug is known by, and how did he get them?

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

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