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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much information does Al think is being received from the bug in Sally's apartment?

2. What happens to the building that the chef buys drugs from after his purchase in Chapter 19?

3. Where is Tommy at the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. Why does Harvey claim that he cannot pay Sally in Chapter 2?

5. What is the chef addicted to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harvey contact Al in Chapter 3 and where do they meet in Chapter 4?

2. What happens when the chef buys some more drugs in Chapter 19?

3. What favor does Sally ask Tommy for in Chapter 9 and what is Tommy's answer?

4. What happens when the chef brings drugs back to the restaurant in Chapter 15?

5. What deal does Harvey negotiate in Chapter 12?

6. How does the coroner react to the body found in the Prologue?

7. How does the chef react to withdrawal in Chapter 8?

8. What causes the chef to get help for his drug problem in Chapter 18 and how is it delayed?

9. Who is Raymond Sullivan and what is his agenda in Chapter 5?

10. How does Sally threaten Harvey in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the drug use that takes place in Bone in the Throat by comparing the drug habits of the chef, Tommy, and Harvey. Provide several examples of the effect that drugs have on each character as well as the plot itself, how the characters choose to deal with their problems, and your analysis of the message Bourdain might be trying to deliver with this aspect of his story.

Essay Topic 2

Harvey is an interesting character that is caught in between the mob and the police during the book.

1) Analyze Harvey's character, his situation, and how he is being used by both opposing sides.

2) Explain the options that Harvey has, the choices he makes, and whether you think he had alternatives.

3) Describe Harvey's murder, including Bourdain's style, and the effect that the murder has on each one of the story's main characters.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Al's meetings with Tommy, his intentions in talking to Tommy, how Tommy responds, and the way Bourdain develops both characters with the meetings. Include any differences and/or similarities between Al's meetings with Tommy and Al's meetings with the chef.

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