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

2. What technique is employed in the phrase "the bright white furnace of cold" (175)?
(a) Irony.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Oxymoron.

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

4. Doran's state after the band breakup is described as a "fugue." What does this mean he was experiencing?
(a) A temporary personality change.
(b) A reflective state brought on by trauma.
(c) A suicidal depression.
(d) A dissociative loss of personal identity.

5. What is the description of Doran's "inexpertly folded tie" intended to accomplish (189)?
(a) It foreshadows that he is unmarried.
(b) It implies that he seldom wears a suit.
(c) It characterizes him as sloppy.
(d) It establishes a mocking tone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Siobhán dismiss the rule of anonymity at the meeting?

2. What is the name of the bar where Doran is drinking in the beginning of "Kindly Forget My Existence"?

3. What is Dympna's main concern with the way that Hector and Paudi want to deal with Fannigan?

4. How old is the narrator of "Diamonds"

5. On page 171, the "Diamonds" narrator describes his "long, hortatory riffs." What would these be?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Arm and Dympna arrive at the uncles' farm, what does Paudi show them?

2. What is the narrator's current job, and why, in "Diamonds"?

3. What evidence is there that the narrator in "Diamonds" is determined to overcome his alcohol abuse?

4. What is Arm's attitude toward his son?

5. What motives for helping him does the narrator of "Diamonds" ascribe to his former principal?

6. What does Arm think, in retrospect, about the events at the uncles' farm?

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

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

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

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

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