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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Buddy refers to the mental hospital as "_______."
(a) Home.
(b) The gates of heaven.
(c) Cloud nine.
(d) The bug house.

2. In the photo, Buddy is the only one not looking _____.
(a) Happy.
(b) Professional.
(c) Solemn.
(d) Tired.

3. Why does Nora want to throw everyone out of the house in Chapter 3?
(a) Because Buddy feels embarrassed.
(b) Because she wants to be alone with Buddy.
(c) Because they're critical of her cooking.
(d) Because they're too loud.

4. Who is Nora's primary target when attacking Buddy and Pickett?
(a) Herself.
(b) An imaginary foe.
(c) Pickett.
(d) Buddy.

5. Nora's mother is a ______.
(a) Widow.
(b) Writer.
(c) Criminal.
(d) Cop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Buddy's return to New Orleans makes Cornish feel __________.

2. Why do smart customers come to the barbershop early?

3. Why does a dancing woman in the crowd approach Buddy in the parade?

4. What does the melting ice add to the barbershop?

5. The neighborhoods in "Coming Through Slaughter" have notorious stories of gamblers, prostitutes, and _______.

(see the answer key)

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