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

2. Why does the "Diamonds" narrator feed the stray cats at Saint Carmichael's?
(a) He loves and feels connected to animals.
(b) He is hoping to adopt one of them.
(c) It is part of his job.
(d) He feels guilty about his own cat's death.

3. Why is the source of Jack's behaviors that puzzle Arm?
(a) Jack is autistic.
(b) Jack is uncomfortable with Arm.
(c) Jack is poorly disciplined.
(d) Jack has Down's Syndrome.

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

5. On page 195, how does Eli characterize his marriage to Maryanne?
(a) "Panicked."
(b) "Hopeful."
(c) "Insanity."
(d) "Craven."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds the "Diamonds" narrator a job in his hometown?

2. Why does Arm not run for the car when Paudi pulls out his rifle?

3. How did the "Diamonds" narrator's cat die?

4. What does Arm take from Fannigan's house?

5. Dympna's comments about being able to change the uncles' minds on the day after Arm kills Flannigan are an example of what technique?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator do on the Monday after he meets Siobhán?

2. Why does the narrator of "Diamonds" need to rely on his former school principal once he is in Glanbeigh?

3. What does Arm tell Hector he wants from Maire, and why does he want it?

4. Who is Mellick, and what story does he tell at AA meetings?

5. What can be inferred about how Maryanne died, and what evidence is there to support this inference?

6. When Arm finally gets what he wants from Maire Mirkin, what is ironic about the situation?

7. What is Dympna's intention in bringing Arm inside the house at the farm, and how does Paudi react?

8. What happens when Arm goes back to the horse farm for a second time?

9. What does the barman discover has been left behind after Doran and Eli leave, and what does he do with it?

10. What is Owen Doran doing in the beginning of "Kindly Forget My Existence," and why?

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