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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After being interviewed, where do the Brewitts go?
(a) To Buddy's house.
(b) They too disappear.
(c) To jail.
(d) To the French Quarter.

3. When does Webb finally come to see Buddy play?
(a) While investigating a murder.
(b) After his mother died.
(c) During Buddy's wedding.
(d) While on vacation.

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

5. What does Buddy ask the Brewitts to do with his coat?
(a) Wash it.
(b) Hang it up.
(c) Return it.
(d) Burn it.

6. Where will most of the clues to Buddy's whereabouts come from?
(a) Bars around town.
(b) Nora's observations.
(c) Webb's memory.
(d) Buddy journal.

7. What kind of newspaper is The Cricket?
(a) Gossip.
(b) International news.
(c) Economic.
(d) Religious.

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

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

10. What is Webb's primary concern about Buddy being missing?
(a) Buddy owes him money.
(b) Buddy might hurt himself.
(c) Buddy can't survive on his own.
(d) Because there's no other barber in town.

11. Who does Buddy never want to see?
(a) People from his past.
(b) The Brewitts.
(c) Nora.
(d) His parents.

12. Why does Buddy like giving people bizarre advice?
(a) To cause chaos.
(b) To pass the time.
(c) To trick people.
(d) To see their reactions.

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

14. What does Buddy do with his last dollar?
(a) Gives it away.
(b) Burns it.
(c) Buys candy.
(d) Drinks.

15. Lewis admires Buddy's ______.
(a) Composure.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Focus.
(d) Genius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Buddy's plan at the end of Chapter 1?

2. What does Lewis observe Buddy puts into his numbers?

3. At the end of Chapter 1, Buddy watches a woman chop _____.

4. Where is Buddy on a boat?

5. What do the Brewitts do with Buddy when he arrives?

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