In Canada, a shot generally refers to the province's definition of a standard drink under liquor licenses. Although sizes may vary, most provinces cite amounts similar to Ontario's guidelines of 0.6 imp fl oz or 17.0 ml of pure alcohol. Since a shot is typically a spirit with 40 percent alcohol, this makes the shot 1.5 imp fl oz or 42.6 ml (though many establishments serve a standard drink of 1 oz). A double shot in North America may be either 2.5 or 3 fluid ounces.
Nevertheless, Duddy is the center of the story, and we are drawn to the challenges he must overcome and the goals he seeks to achieve. Foil-A foil is any character (usually the antagonist or an important supporting character) whose personal qualities contrast with another character (usually the protagonist). By providing this contrast, we get to know more about the other character.
Each colored line represents two terms that must be multiplied. In elementary algebra, FOIL is a mnemonic for the standard method of multiplying two binomialsâhence the method may be referred to as the FOIL method. The word FOIL is an acronym for the four terms of the product: 1  First (first terms of each binomial are multiplied together)  Outer (outside terms are multipliedâthat is, the first term of the first binomial and the second term of the second)