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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Bait".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the likely purpose of the repetition in the page 3 sentence "He is in a good mood, a good, good, good but edgy, edgy, edgy mood"?
(a) It reinforces the narrator's claim that people are afraid of Tug.
(b) It communicates how heightened Tug's emotions are.
(c) It foreshadows Tug's obsession with the Clancy boy.
(d) It creates an ironic tone that characterizes Jimmy more than Tug.

2. What is the narrator describing on page 1 when he talks about "tenderized brain cases and seesawing stomachs"?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) Sea sickness.
(c) Migraine headaches.
(d) Hangovers.

3. Why does Tansey call Matteen "Judgeboy" (29)?
(a) He wears a long black coat in winter.
(b) His father is a judge.
(c) He served as a county fair judge.
(d) His last name is "Judge."

4. Jimmy calls Marlene's mother "pragmatic" (4) How does she demonstrate this quality?
(a) By reading the television listings at three a.m.
(b) By drinking cold tea herself but offering Jimmy and Marlene hot tea.
(c) By watching David for Marlene while Marlene goes out with friends.
(d) By not caring when Marlene brings Jimmy home at three a.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jimmy says that Tug has a "lugubrious air" (3). What is another way to describe this quality?

2. On page 5, what unusual diction does Jimmy use to describe Marlene's eyes?

3. What rhetorical purpose is served by explaining how the town council has dealt with the bridge situation?

4. What does Tug offer the boy as a toll for using "his" bridge?

5. Why is Teddy unable to speak at the end of "Bait" (35)?

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