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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Calm With Horses" Pages 132-167.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what animal does Martina compare the drummer?
(a) A hedgehog.
(b) A snake.
(c) An ape.
(d) A dog.

2. What technique is evident in the page 143 sentence "It was drenched in a swathe of syrupy, sticky stuff turned dark plum against the denim"?
(a) Simile.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Synesthesia.

3. What does Paudi do with the stone that Arm sets on the table?
(a) Tosses it into the fireplace.
(b) Tells Arm to get it out of his house.
(c) Throws it at Arm's face.
(d) Puts it in his pocket.

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

5. What technique is used when Paudi says that he will "have to take [the dog] for a walk up the heather" (135)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Synechdoche.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Allegory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides his head injury, what is the other cause of Bat's constant headaches?

2. 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"?

3. What does Val wonder if Martina knows about Joan Doody?

4. What is an "alfresco" area of a restaurant?

5. When Sarah first gets into Teddy's car, what does she do?

(see the answer key)

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