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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 Harvey respond to the offer presented to him in Chapter 12?

2. What is Harvey wearing in his meeting with Al in the beginning of Chapter 17?

3. What does Tommy give to the chef before he leaves the restaurant in Chapter 6?

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

5. What is Skinny wearing after the murder takes place in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Al and Harvey talk about in Chapter 4?

2. Which information is Al lacking in Chapter 16?

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

4. How does Sally threaten Harvey in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

8. What is the description of Sally Wig and how is he related to Tommy Pagana?

9. What questions do Al and Harvey have when they meet in Chapter 17?

10. How do the guests arrive at the restaurant in Chapter 11 and what is Tommy's state of mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Choose three examples of foreshadowing from Bone in the Throat and describe each one in detail. Also, provide an analysis of how and why Bourdain uses foreshadowing, and the characters that his use of the technique involve.

Essay Topic 3

In a moment of weakness, Tommy has an affair with Stephanie while Cheryl is out of town.

1) Describe the events leading up to the affair and how Tommy initially tries to reject Stephanie.

2) Explain Tommy's situation at that point in the book, and how much it influenced Tommy's decision to have the affair.

3) Analyze what you think Bourdain was attempting to accomplish by having Tommy show this side of himself, and whether you think he was successful or not.

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