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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. What position does Raymond Sullivan have?

2. What happened to Tommy's father?

3. What is happening to the chef in Chapter 15?

4. How does the chef feel since not having more drugs to take in Chapter 8?

5. How does Al respond to Harvey's story about not paying Sally in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Tommy's father?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is the murder of Freddy described in Chapter 11?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The police's role in Bone in the Throat have been categorized as antagonistic by some observers.

1) Describe why the police are viewed as antagonistic, using three examples to support your analysis.

2) Explain which characters in particular are the most antagonistic and why.

3) Debate whether or not the police were intentionally designed to be antagonistic by Bourdain, or if their actions have been misinterpreted.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Bourdain uses his descriptive writing style to depict the murder of Freddy Manso. Include a comparison between Freddy's murder and the murder described in the Prologue, as well as an analysis of three other examples of Bourdain's vivid storytelling in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Tommy's past becomes a valuable resource of information that provides a better understanding of the events in the story.

1) Analyze the significance of Tommy's background, highlighting the connection between his past, present, and future.

2) Describe Tommy's parents and their influence on his actions and decisions.

3) Explain Tommy's experience in attempting to do a favor for Sally when he was younger, and how it relates to the current favor he is asked to do in the book.

4) Describe how Tommy realized that there was more to life than being part of the mob, and which character was the most influential in that decision.

5) Analyze Bourdain's use of literary flashbacks and how they enhance Tommy's character and the plot in general.

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