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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which American actor does Jimmy claim that Tug models his "look" after?
(a) Jack Nicholson.
(b) Marlon Brando.
(c) Burt Reynolds.
(d) James Gandolfini.

2. Who is the person that Bat refers to as "the old dear"?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

3. What does Bat's mother accuse him of constantly doing?
(a) Being too loud.
(b) Laughing inappropriately.
(c) Muttering.
(d) Stammering.

4. 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.

5. Why is Val not very surprised that one of the four underage girls who tries to enter the club knows him by name?
(a) She is his cousin, Mary Devaney.
(b) He is well-known in their small town.
(c) He used to date her older sister.
(d) She went to school with his brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Val, Joan, and Martina meet after work?

2. What is the name of the eldest member of the "Diamonds" narrator's AA group?

3. What sport did the "Diamonds" narrator excel in as a teenager?

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

5. When Tansey tells Sarah that she is a "diamond pulled from a coal bucket," what is he implying about her family?

(see the answer key)

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