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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jimmy snaps at Tug about his speculation about Wayne Clancy, how does Tug react?

2. Why is Val not very surprised that one of the four underage girls who tries to enter the club knows him by name?

3. What is an "alfresco" area of a restaurant?

4. What rule is strictly enforced at the Peacock?

5. What technique is evident in the phrase "the squeaking of the wheels and the clanking of the chain" (47)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what sense does Bat try to protect Tain's childhood?

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

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

6. Describe the narrator of "Bait."

7. Who is "Father Time"?

8. What is the rhetorical purpose of Heg's character being a college student?

9. Describe the main character of "Stand Your Skin."

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of Dukic's character in "Kindly Forget My Existence." Think carefully about where he is, what he does, what he says, and how he looks as you consider what he might represent or how his character functions relative to the story's main characters. Use textual evidence to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that affirms, refutes, or qualifies the following statement: "The abandoned overcoat in "Kindly Forget My Existence" is symbolic of the many ways in which characters throughout the anthology experience a kind of 'loss' when they finally shed their 'young skins' and move on to better things." Use evidence from throughout the anthology in support of your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Write and essay that makes and defends a claim about the symbolic significance of the children playing at the bridge in "The Clancy Kid." Use textual evidence to support your ideas.

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