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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: "Diamonds".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What draws Jimmy's attention to Marlene's engagement ring?
(a) Cuculann complains about the cost of it.
(b) Her girlfriend takes pictures of it with her phone.
(c) The waitress delivers champagne to her table.
(d) Marlene deliberately waves it in Jimmy's direction.

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

3. The word "oyster" to describe Matteen's paleness is likely chosen for what connotation?
(a) A fishy smell.
(b) A slimy texture.
(c) The ability to create a pearl.
(d) A tough outer shell.

4. When Teddy says, "I had a horn now," what is he saying is happening (33)?
(a) He is sexually aroused.
(b) He is furiously angry.
(c) He is distracted and tired.
(d) He is becoming frightened.

5. Who tells Tansey to "be nice" (30)?
(a) Teddy.
(b) Matteen.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Jenny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Bat feel out of place at the gathering at The Yellow Belly?

2. Where did Martina stay in Holland?

3. What is Dympna's main concern with the way that Hector and Paudi want to deal with Fannigan?

4. Which American actor does Jimmy claim that Tug models his "look" after?

5. In his description of his train ride home in the opening of "Diamonds," what tone does the narrator adopt in his description of the landscape?

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