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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a band member was looking for Buddy, where was he hiding?
(a) In the station.
(b) In a cab.
(c) In the bathroom.
(d) Under a table.

2. Who or what killed Nora's mother?
(a) A boa.
(b) Nora's father.
(c) A stranger.
(d) Buddy.

3. Buddy walks his kids to school by ____ AM.
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Nine.

4. When Webb and Buddy were first friends, Buddy was ____.
(a) 25.
(b) 17.
(c) 32.
(d) 12.

5. What happens when Buddy and Nora drive Nora's mother to the police station?
(a) There's a flash flood.
(b) Her mother comes back to life.
(c) Buddy is arrested.
(d) Their car is stolen.

6. Buddy remembers the first morning on the boat and seeing Robin half naked fetching _____.
(a) Orange juice.
(b) A ball.
(c) The paper.
(d) Webb.

7. Crawley is on a _____ fast.
(a) Carb.
(b) Purging.
(c) Vegetarian.
(d) Protest.

8. ______"Buddy" Bolden is the protagonist of "Coming Through Slaughter."
(a) Frank.
(b) Robert.
(c) Connor.
(d) Charles.

9. The neighborhoods in "Coming Through Slaughter" have notorious stories of gamblers, prostitutes, and _______.
(a) Immigrants.
(b) Artists.
(c) Pianists.
(d) Mobsters.

10. When does Buddy step out of the marching band?
(a) At the end.
(b) Every verse.
(c) Never.
(d) Every 300 yards.

11. When Nora's mother visits, how does she die?
(a) She is strangled.
(b) In a fire.
(c) She drowns.
(d) She falls.

12. Buddy is obsessed with _____.
(a) Death.
(b) Women.
(c) Boats.
(d) Money.

13. What is the only thing about Buddy's whereabouts that confuses Nora?
(a) The beach.
(b) The boat.
(c) A bar.
(d) The Brewitts.

14. How is liquor handled in the barbershop?
(a) It's passed around.
(b) It's used for show.
(c) It's forbidden.
(d) It's kept secret.

15. Why is Buddy on a boat?
(a) He's fishing.
(b) He's in love with a woman.
(c) He's running from the police.
(d) He's been kidnapped.

Short Answer Questions

1. Buddy used to build up strength where?

2. After being interviewed, where do the Brewitts go?

3. At times, how does Buddy act toward Nora?

4. What does Frank Lewis feel about Buddy's music?

5. Lewis admires Buddy's ______.

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