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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Courting Disaster, why does Billy want to stay close to his wife?
(a) He suspects she is sleeping around.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) He is only back in Leith for a short time.
(d) She has flu.

2. Where are Gi and Renton at the end of London Crawling?
(a) A party house.
(b) A train to Edinburgh.
(c) An opera house.
(d) A pub.

3. Who plays a joke on Kelly in The Elusive Mr. Hunt?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Sick Boy.
(c) Begbie.
(d) Alison.

4. Who do Alison and Kelly heckle in Feeling Free?
(a) A homeless woman.
(b) A groups of construction workers.
(c) Renton.
(d) Begbie.

5. What injury did Spud suffer in his liaison with Laura McEwan?
(a) A concussion.
(b) A bruised testicle.
(c) A broken wrist.
(d) A turned ankle.

6. Why does Renton not feel bad for ripping off Second Prize at the end of the book?
(a) He tried to sleep with Kelly.
(b) He would have blown it on booze.
(c) He will soon die.
(d) He would have ripped off Renton.

7. Who was Gi sleeping with when his wife discovered he was gay?
(a) A male prostitute.
(b) His brother-in-law.
(c) His local priest.
(d) A family friend.

8. How is Billy killed in Bang to Rites?
(a) A sudden aneurysm.
(b) A mugging gone wrong.
(c) A traffic accident.
(d) An IRA bomb.

9. What sets off Uncle Charlie in Bang to Rites?
(a) Renton's comments about Ulster.
(b) Renton's smart speech.
(c) Renton's chatting up Nina.
(d) Renton's sloppy drinking.

10. How does Sick Boy kill the dog in Deid Dugs?
(a) He strangles it.
(b) He stabs it.
(c) He shoots it.
(d) He stomps it.

11. Why does Renton consider having sex with Gi in London Crawling?
(a) For pity.
(b) For the experience.
(c) For money.
(d) For the bedroom.

12. Where do Sharon and Renton have sex in Bang to Rites?
(a) Renton's room.
(b) A bathroom.
(c) The back garden.
(d) Billy's old room.

13. As he slips in and out of consciousness in this chapter, what does Renton fear he might accidentally do?
(a) Wet himself.
(b) Throw himself out a window.
(c) Swallow his tongue.
(d) Mention Dianne to his parents.

14. What game is being played at the pub that Renton and his parents attend near the end of this chapter?
(a) Snooker.
(b) Bingo.
(c) Table tennis.
(d) Trivia.

15. What does Sick Boy do on the bus to London in Station to Station?
(a) Hits on a backpacker.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Gets belligerently drunk.
(d) Mocks Begbie's shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Renton imagine on the television discussing HIV?

2. In Courting Disaster, Renton claims to have a passion for what philosopher?

3. In Trainspotting at Leith Central Station, who does Begbie announce has AIDS?

4. Why does Venters deteriorate significantly faster than Davie in Bad Blood?

5. At the beginning of Courting Disaster, Renton and Spud have been arrested stealing what?

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