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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. Where are the barman's scars in "Kindly Forget My Existence"?
(a) On his arms.
(b) On his hands.
(c) On his face.
(d) On his throat.

2. Whom does the "Diamonds" narrator describe as "sick-of-their-own-shit degenerates" (171)?
(a) His friends in the city.
(b) His students.
(c) His AA group.
(d) His fellow staff members.

3. What is Dympna's main concern with the way that Hector and Paudi want to deal with Fannigan?
(a) It is cruel and immoral.
(b) He needs Fannigan in order to run his business.
(c) Charlie will be devastated if she finds out.
(d) It will attract police attention.

4. What does Eli tell the barman when they are outside having a cigarette?
(a) That he used to be married to Maryanne.
(b) That Doran is not a close friend of his.
(c) That he is trying to quit smoking.
(d) That he has a wife and child.

5. Where does Siobhán's husband work?
(a) At a local pub.
(b) In a mine in Siberia.
(c) At Saint Carmichael's.
(d) On an offshore oil rig.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is reasonable to infer that for the "Diamonds" narrator, the most depressing part of the unusually harsh winter is what?

2. On their visit to Fannigan's house, what does Arm decide Fannigan's outfit is meant to do?

3. What does Paudi believe is true about Hector?

4. What technique is employed in the phrase "the bright white furnace of cold" (175)?

5. What is the first clue that Arm has died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Arm and Dympna meet?

2. What does Arm think, in retrospect, about the events at the uncles' farm?

3. Who is Mellick, and what story does he tell at AA meetings?

4. What is the narrator's current job, and why, in "Diamonds"?

5. What does Arm tell Hector he wants from Maire, and why does he want it?

6. What does the narrator do on the Monday after he meets Siobhán?

7. When Arm and Dympna arrive at the uncles' farm, what does Paudi show them?

8. What is Owen Doran doing in the beginning of "Kindly Forget My Existence," and why?

9. When Arm runs into Fannigan on his walk on the night that Brandon's band plays at Quillinan's, what does Arm do to Fannigan?

10. What happens when Arm goes back to the horse farm for a second time?

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