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

2. In Trainspotting at Leith Central Station, who does Begbie announce has AIDS?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Kelly.
(c) His girl.
(d) Sick Boy.

3. In Bang to Rites, what does Renton's father warn Renton not to do?
(a) Start a fight.
(b) Get drunk.
(c) Hit on his cousin.
(d) Speak at the wake.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does methadone affect Renton's cravings in Searching for the Inner Man?

3. Which girls slips off with Spud at the end of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out?

4. What dish does Kelly put her tampon in in Eating Out?

5. Why does Renton not feel bad for ripping off Second Prize at the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Davie take revenge on Alan Venters in Bad Blood?

3. How does Matty die?

4. In what state is Renton at the beginning of this chapter?

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

6. How does Renton interact with his relatives at Billy's wake?

7. Describe Sick Boy's escapade in Deid Dugs.

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

9. How does Kelly take revenge on some business men in Eating Out?

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

(see the answer keys)

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