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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 does Tommy respond to the chef's trip to get drugs in Chapter 15?

2. How does the chef know that someone has used his expensive knife in Chapter 8?

3. What does Tommy hate about the Count's Villa Nova Restaurant?

4. What position does Raymond Sullivan have?

5. What did Sally do for Tommy?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Tommy reflects in Chapter 10, what happened the last time he did a favor for Sally?

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

3. What happens with Tommy and the chef at the restaurant in Chapter 6?

4. How does the chef try to get away from the police in Chapter 7 and what happens to him?

5. What upsets Sally during his meeting with Danny in Chapter 13?

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

7. How is the murdered body described in the Prologue?

8. How does Sally threaten Harvey in Chapter 2?

9. What deal does Harvey negotiate in Chapter 12?

10. What does Al inform Raymond of in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast Charlie and Danny in their different approaches to running a mob organization. Use examples from the story to outline the main differences between the two, and which characters those differences impact the most.

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