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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "The Moon".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rule is strictly enforced at the Peacock?
(a) Those under 21 cannot enter.
(b) People who are drunk cannot enter.
(c) No outside alcohol is allowed.
(d) The bar closes exactly at 1:30 a.m.

2. What technique is evident in the phrase "the squeaking of the wheels and the clanking of the chain" (47)?
(a) Understatement.
(b) Situational irony.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Imagery.

3. What rhetorical purpose is served by explaining how the town council has dealt with the bridge situation?
(a) It creates dramatic irony because the characters do not know what the reader knows.
(b) It establishes the tone of whimsy that continues with the child pretending to be a king.
(c) It portrays the government as a force of oppression.
(d) It demonstrates that the government is not much help in the characters' lives.

4. What does Jimmy use to write "Marry Me" on Mark's car?
(a) A paint marker.
(b) Lipstick.
(c) His own blood.
(d) A key.

5. After Matteen came out of the woods on the night he first kissed Sarah, what did he do?
(a) Get very drunk.
(b) Brag to his friends.
(c) Throw up.
(d) Call Teddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in Teddy's description of a pool ball spinning "confusedly on its own axis" (31)?

2. What does "Father Time" always have with him?

3. What is Martina expected to study in college, and what does she actually study?

4. When Tug stands at Jimmy's side during their conversation with Marlene and Mark, how does Jimmy characterize Tug?

5. What does the page 38 expression "the lights were going up in just over an hour" mean?

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