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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Kelly angry at Allison at the beginning of Feeling Free?
(a) Alison is back on heroin.
(b) Alison is criticizing Renton.
(c) Alison does not think Kelly can finish university.
(d) Alison is pregnant again.

3. Where does Renton go after leaving his friend's flat at the beginning of London Crawling?
(a) A park.
(b) A porno theater.
(c) A train station.
(d) A pub.

4. In Bang to Rites, who does Renton decide is most responsible for Billy's death?
(a) The upper classes.
(b) Billy's wife.
(c) Irish Nationals.
(d) No one.

5. Which girl is Renton chatting up at the beginning of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out?
(a) Dianne.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Alison.
(d) Donna.

6. In Courting Disaster, what does Sick Boy reveal he is doing for money now?
(a) Stealing ID-cards.
(b) Pimping.
(c) Having sex with old men.
(d) Selling drugs.

7. How does Renton describe his brother in the wake?
(a) With a series of cliches.
(b) He does not speak.
(c) In safe anecdotes.
(d) With brutal honesty.

8. How is Nina dressed at the cemetery?
(a) In white.
(b) In goth attire.
(c) In a military outfit.
(d) In a black pants-suit.

9. Who explains to Renton that he is quitting cold turkey in this chapter?
(a) Sick Boy.
(b) His mother.
(c) Billy.
(d) A doctor.

10. In Junk Dilemmas No. 67, Dennis Ross OD'ed on a mixture of heroin and what?
(a) Meth.
(b) Novocaine.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Whiskey.

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

12. At the end of Easy Money for the Professionals, Begbie threatens to kill the boy if he does what?
(a) Uses any of the smack.
(b) Tells anyone about the deal.
(c) Comes to Edinburgh.
(d) Flashes his money around.

13. What does Sharon admit Billy did in Bang to Rites?
(a) Predicted his own death.
(b) Beat her.
(c) Screw around.
(d) Went AWOL.

14. What does Renton do with the drunk Second Prize in Trainspotting at Leith Central Station?
(a) Punches him.
(b) Walks him to his flat.
(c) Take him to the pub for a drink.
(d) Puts him in a cab.

15. Where does Sick Boy tell Renton he will be traveling soon?
(a) France.
(b) Algeria.
(c) Spain.
(d) The US.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Davie falsely admit in Bad Blood to bond with Venters?

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

3. To what does Dr. Forbes connect Renton's heroin use in Searching for the Inner Man?

4. What does Alison recall about Matty in Memories of Matty?

5. Why is Renton mortified by his mother in Courting Disaster?

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