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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When Tug stands at Jimmy's side during their conversation with Marlene and Mark, how does Jimmy characterize Tug?
(a) As a loyal pet and guard dog.
(b) As a weapon under his control.
(c) As an unpredictable wild animal.
(d) As a brother he completely depends on.
2. On the day the story opens, what does Bat do after dinner but before he starts drinking?
(a) Goes to church.
(b) Looks in the paper for another job.
(c) Rides his motorcycle.
(d) Tries to call Tain.
3. What does the Irish slang expression "shift" mean?
(a) Meet new people.
(b) Kiss; make out.
(c) Use illicit drugs.
(d) Drink alcohol.
4. In the opening of "The Moon," Boris and Val drink Lucozade. What kind of beverage is this?
(a) Iced coffee.
(b) A cocktail.
(c) Beer.
(d) An energy drink.
5. When Martina describes "Father Time" as "about two hundred years old" and having a "mountainous shaggy white beard," what technique is being used (47)?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Personification.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Synechdoche.
Short Answer Questions
1. On page 5, what unusual diction does Jimmy use to describe Marlene's eyes?
2. What does Bat's mother accuse him of constantly doing?
3. How many years apart are Martina and Val?
4. What is Val's reaction to finding a pubic hair in his teeth?
5. What is an "alfresco" area of a restaurant?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tain bring with her to the bar, and what ends up happening to it?
2. How did Matteen and Sarah first get together, and how did their relationship end?
3. Describe the main character of "Stand Your Skin."
4. What are the two other names that Tug is known by, and how did he get them?
5. What happens on the final Saturday of the story "The Moon"?
6. When Jimmy and Tug leave the pub and see Mark's car, what do they do?
7. What is the setting of "The Clancy Kid"?
8. How does Val know Martina Boran, and how has their relationship changed since he met her?
9. What happens when the four underage girls arrive at the club on the night the story opens?
10. Describe Bat's recurring dream.
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