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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 does Renton inwardly accuse his father of being at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) A depressive repressed homosexual.
(b) Cold and unfeeling.
(c) Conservative and self-pitying.
(d) Illiterate and anti-intellectual.

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

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

4. What is Gi doing to Renton when the latter wakes up in London crying?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Masturbating.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Crying.

5. In the midst of his nausea, whom does Renton think may have secretly loved him?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Billy.
(c) Spud.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Renton crash when he comes to Scotland for Matty's funeral in A Present?

2. Where is Renton headed at the end of the novel?

3. What pounces on Renton in a hallucination in this chapter?

4. Who helps Begbie with is drug deal in Easy Money for the Professionals?

5. How does Sick Boy kill the dog in Deid Dugs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the trial of Courting Disaster turn out for Renton and Spud?

2. Why does Renton feel bad at the end of The Elusive Mr. Hunt?

3. How does the drug deal in Station to Station go down?

4. What precautions does Begbie take after the job in Easy Money for the Professionals?

5. In Bad Blood, how does Alan Venters and Davie's relationship develop?

6. What does Renton learn about Sick Boy in the celebration in Courting Disaster?

7. What does Renton find at Johnny Swan's in A Leg-Over Situation?

8. How does Renton and Sharon's relationship change in Bang to Rites?

9. What uncharacteristic moment occurs with Renton in Straight Dilemmas No. 1?

10. How does the morning of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out end?

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