1 What is the setting of the opening chase scene in Trainspotting? The inside of a mall in downtown Edinburgh A commercial area of Glasgow Greater Edinburgh - Leith A commercial area of Edinburgh 2 Who do we see fleeing the guards in the opening scene? Renton, Spud, and Sick Boy Just Spud Sick Boy and Spud Renton and Spud 3 What makes Renton stop running? He is hit by a car He trips and falls He is caught by a guard He stops to pick something up 4 Spud's performance at the soccer match first characterizes him as... addicted to heroin trusting kind-hearted incompetent 5 Renton's identical fall in the soccer match and while on heroin draws a parallel that... helps convey the physical impact of heroin to the viewer compares the 'high' from heroin to getting hit in the head suggests that heroin causes temporal confusion implies that Renton's lack of athleticism is caused by his heroin use 6 Why does Renton claim he chose not to 'choose life'? He is depressed He hates society He had a bad upbringing No reasons 7 Renton cites what as the primary reason he and his friends do heroin? Escapism The pleasure of it Depression They can't break their addition 8 Sick Boy's first lines of the film consist of... A monologue about Sean Connery's James Bond movies A description of how he will inject Allison with heroin A description of a con job A complaint about society 9 Renton's dive into the toilet to rescue his suppositories further indicates his... his lack of fear plans to finally quit heroin his preference for suppositories over intravenous injection desperate desire for the drug 10 The underwater scene "inside" the toilet is a moment of... Surrealism Sentimentality Realism Sarcasm 11 Renton helps Spud prepare for his interview in all of the following ways EXCEPT... He gives him amphetamines He quizzes him on possible questions they might ask He tells him not to do so well that he actually gets the job He tells him not to do so poorly that they tell the unemployment office that he isn't trying 12 In Begbie's story, he brags about all of the following EXCEPT... How good he is at pool How well he scared away another tough guy How well he kept his calm when someone was trying to intimidate him How kind he is to others 13 What does Begbie's version of the story reveal about his character? He is very good at pool He has a very short temper He is very concerned with the way others view him He is very strong 14 Why do we see images of both Tommy's and Begbie's version of the story, if only one actually happened? Begbie is reenacting his story as he tells it We are shown two separate incidents Because Renton is imagining both versions as they are being described Both stories had some truth to them, and we are shown only those parts 15 What does Begbie do immediately after telling his story? He punches a woman in the face He throws his glass over his shoulder, off the bar balcony He re-enacts the story for his friends He pulls out his knife 16 Renton steals from all of the following to support his drug habit EXCEPT... Pensioners Doctors His parents His friends 17 Why does the bartender later wear the same red jacket as the tourist that Renton and his friends rob? We are meant to understand that the tourist died and Renton and his friends gave away all of his belongings We are meant to understand that the bartender thought it looked nice and bought one himself It is implied that Renton and his friends gave it to the bartender in exchange for his not reporting them to the police It is implied that the tourist gave it to the bartender to thank him for reporting Renton and his friends to the police 18 What is strange about Begbie's insistence that Renton does not spend the stolen money on heroin? Begbie plans to use it to buy heroin himself Begbie suddenly seems to show genuine care for his friend Begbie just killed a man and seems to show no remorse Begbie's violence and theft is equally or more harmful to society than Renton's drug use 19 How did Baby Dawn die? She was neglected in her crib while her parents were on heroin She accidentally ingested some heroin She was crushed by Renton falling down after a hit She contracted HIV from her mother 20 Why does Renton feel like he needs to say something comforting when they find out Baby Dawn died? He knows his best friend Sick Boy is the father He is the only one of his friends not responsible for her death He is the only one of his friends who could not be the father He is solely responsible for her death 21 What is Renton's response to everyone's misery at discovering the dead baby? He says he will cook up another hit for everyone He comforts Sick Boy by telling him it is not his fault He tells them to grow up and get over it He says they should all stop using heroin 22 Renton's nightmare withdrawal sequence mostly shows things about which he feels... angry frustrated ambivalent guilty 23 When Diane visits Renton, he does all of the following EXCEPT... Shoot up with her Sleep with her again Tell her he is HIV negative Share marijuana with her 24 All of the following are true of the initial London montage EXCEPT... It represents the positivity that moving to London brings to Renton's life It shows Renton exploring London It provides a reminder of Renton's influence on the images in the film It is campy and presents like a tourism video 25 Sick Boy and Begbie's interuption of Renton's life in London draws out... The negative influence he has on his friends The way his friends desperately need his help The negative influence these two friends have on him How close he is with his friends 26 The way that Renton's friends include him in the drug deal indicates that... They intend to screw him over and rob him They use him, and do not care about his best interests They really care about his success They are looking out for his financial interests 27 For whom does Renton leave money at the very end? Spud Begbie His parents Sick Boy
