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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which relative of Spud's interrupts the celebration in Courting Disaster?
(a) His mother.
(b) Uncle Dode.
(c) Na Na.
(d) His brother.

3. In addition to Renton's father, who is appraising Renton severely in Bang to Rites?
(a) His mother.
(b) Sharon.
(c) The priest.
(d) Uncle Charlie.

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

5. What pounces on Renton in a hallucination in this chapter?
(a) A feral Begbie.
(b) Baby Dawn.
(c) An animated needle.
(d) A rabid dog.

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

7. In Courting Disaster, Renton claims to have a passion for what philosopher?
(a) Hegel.
(b) Plato.
(c) Kierkegaard.
(d) Mill.

8. What lie does Davie tell Venters before killing him in Bad Blood?
(a) That Donna loved him.
(b) That he does not have AIDS.
(c) That he killed Kevin.
(d) That he is sleeping with Frances.

9. Where does Davie meet Alan Venters in Bad Blood?
(a) A party at Renton's.
(b) A pub.
(c) A city bus.
(d) A support group.

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

11. Under what condition does the judge dismiss Renton's case in Courting Disaster?
(a) He does 50 hours community service.
(b) He attends a drug rehabilitation program.
(c) He remains in Edinburgh limits for 4 months.
(d) He returns to complete high school.

12. Where is Renton headed at the end of the novel?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Capetown.
(c) New York.
(d) Tokyo.

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

14. Where does Renton recall OD'ing at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) The toilet of his local pub.
(b) Tommy's.
(c) Spud's parents's.
(d) Mother Superior's.

15. At the beginning of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out, which mate is not with Renton?
(a) Second Prize.
(b) Spud.
(c) Begbie.
(d) Gav.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Matty's brother want to kill in Memories of Matty?

2. Where are the two lesbians in Feeling Free from?

3. What is Gi doing to Renton when the latter wakes up in London crying?

4. What did Billy and Mark most often fight over?

5. What did Laura McEwan want to try with Spud when she took him home?

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