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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Buddy's plan at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) To live with the Brewitts.
(b) To come back to Nora.
(c) To record an album.
(d) To quit his job.

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

3. At the end of Chapter 1, Buddy watches a woman chop _____.
(a) Meat.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Lettuce.

4. Webb is a ______, shaking, lecherous police detective.
(a) Vicious.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Talkitive.
(d) Drinking.

5. Buddy is with Nora until ____ PM.
(a) Eleven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

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

7. Buddy and Jaelin are billed together for what?
(a) An open-mic night.
(b) A permanent bar show.
(c) A three-night concert.
(d) A cross-country tour.

8. How does Webb find Buddy's music?
(a) Too confusing.
(b) Very beautiful.
(c) Too generic.
(d) Too coarse.

9. Buddy cuts hair until ____ PM.
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

10. In one nightmare, what happens to Buddy's hand?
(a) He tries to cut it off.
(b) It's stolen.
(c) It talks to him.
(d) It changes color.

11. At the end of Buddy's day what does he do?
(a) Reads.
(b) Goes to the bar.
(c) Plays with his kids.
(d) Plays music.

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

13. When Webb and Buddy were first friends, Webb was ____.
(a) 20.
(b) 45.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

14. Why does Webb agree to look for Buddy?
(a) Because he's in love with Nora.
(b) Because they're friends.
(c) Because it's his job.
(d) Because he owes Buddy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Buddy on a boat?

3. When Webb and Buddy were first friends, Buddy was ____.

4. Before going to the Brewitts, what does Buddy do for two days?

5. When a band member was looking for Buddy, where was he hiding?

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