Trainspotting Test | Final Test - Hard

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Trainspotting Test | Final Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Spud thinking about at the beginning of There Is a Light That Never Goes Out?

2. Who explains to Renton that he is quitting cold turkey in this chapter?

3. In Courting Disaster, why does Billy want to stay close to his wife?

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

5. Which character below is not involved in Begbie's deal in Station to Station?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Billy Renton die?

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

4. How does Matty die?

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

6. How does Alison and Kelly bond with two lesbians in Feeling Free?

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

8. Why does Renton's father warn him in Bang to Rites?

9. Why does Begbie become enraged in Trainspotting at Leith Central Station?

10. What does Dr. Forbes uncover about Renton's addiction in Searching for the Inner Man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Selfishness is a constant theme of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting. Individuals forge friendships and relationships, but they hold their own self-interest far ahead of anyone else's well-being. Write an essay on the topic of selfishness, in three parts:

Part 1) Who does Sick Boy use over the course of Trainspotting? Discuss his relationship with Alison, his role as a pimp, and his treatment of Renton in his time of need. What goals does Sick Boy have as an individual, and who does he betray to achieve them?

Part 2) Discuss the role of Frank Begbie in the novel. Who does he use in order to find profit and pleasure in his life? What does he leave behind in order to live life unfettered? How does this reflect his values and objectives?

Part 3) In summation, discuss the final chapter of the novel. How and why does Renton betray all of his friends? What does he gain? How does he justify this betrayal in the closing moments of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The narration of Trainspotting alternates between first and third person. Write an essay about these transitions and the difference between the two types of narrative. How does Welsh use different verbiage for each type of perspective? Discuss how each type of point-of-view reflects a different tone and intent? How do the first-person sections vary from one another depending on who is speaking?

Essay Topic 3

Undoubtedly, the two most unappealing characters of Trainspotting are Begbie and Sick Boy> Write an essay about these characters. Why are they so despicable? What goal do they have and what tactics do they use to try to achieve them? How do these two characters represent dual sides of sin, complementing each other in their ill deals and transgressions?

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