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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. In "Bait," Teddy describes Matteen as feeling "dolour" (19). What does this mean Matteen is feeling?
(a) Nausea.
(b) Lust.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Pride.

2. What evidence does Jimmy provide that Tug has a psychiatric disorder?
(a) Tug is seeing a therapist.
(b) Tug was recently hospitalized for depression.
(c) Tug sees and hears things that are not there.
(d) Tug is on psychiatric medication.

3. What rule is strictly enforced at the Peacock?
(a) No outside alcohol is allowed.
(b) The bar closes exactly at 1:30 a.m.
(c) Those under 21 cannot enter.
(d) People who are drunk cannot enter.

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

5. In the context of Young Skins, what does the word "estate" mean?
(a) The capital passed from a deceased person to their heirs.
(b) A large home and property in the countryside.
(c) A large piece of agricultural land used for crops or animals.
(d) A planned development of houses, often designed for low-income residents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the best way to describe how the young men outside The Yellow Belly feel about those who go off to college?

3. What technique is evident in the phrase, "stall by a booth as she swabbed down tabletops sticky with spilled spirits" (41)?

4. What has happened to Nubbin Tansey since the incident at Munroe's?

5. What is ironic about the text message that Val sends to Martina at the end of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what sense does Bat try to protect Tain's childhood?

2. What is the rhetorical purpose of Heg's character being a college student?

3. Describe the narrator of "Bait."

4. Who is "Father Time"?

5. Describe the club that is the setting for the first part of "The Moon."

6. Describe Bat's relationship with his mother in "Stand Your Skin."

7. What are the two other names that Tug is known by, and how did he get them?

8. When Jimmy and Tug leave the pub and see Mark's car, what do they do?

9. Who is Martina's college boyfriend, and why is she thinking about ending the relationship?

10. How does Val know Martina Boran, and how has their relationship changed since he met her?

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