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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What time is Buddy usually drunk by?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 4 PM.
(c) 8 AM.
(d) Noon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Buddy moved on to become _______.
(a) A salesman.
(b) A waiter.
(c) A politician.
(d) A barber's apprentice.

11. What does Buddy appreciate about restaurant vents?
(a) The brilliance.
(b) The heat and smell.
(c) The beauty.
(d) The noise.

12. Where does Robin tell Webb Buddy is?
(a) She'd never met him.
(b) He's on the boat.
(c) He has gone away.
(d) He went home.

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

14. When Webb and Buddy lived together, what did Webb collect?
(a) Bottle caps.
(b) Hanging magnets.
(c) Stray dogs.
(d) Stamps.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Buddy on a boat?

2. Where will most of the clues to Buddy's whereabouts come from?

3. Buddy is good at his job because he is good at ________.

4. How does Webb find Buddy's music?

5. Nora's mother is a ______.

(see the answer keys)

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