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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Robin tell Webb Buddy is?
(a) She'd never met him.
(b) He's on the boat.
(c) He went home.
(d) He has gone away.
2. What does Buddy ask the Brewitts to do with his coat?
(a) Return it.
(b) Hang it up.
(c) Wash it.
(d) Burn it.
3. In one nightmare, what happens to Buddy's hand?
(a) He tries to cut it off.
(b) It talks to him.
(c) It changes color.
(d) It's stolen.
4. Webb is a ______, shaking, lecherous police detective.
(a) Drinking.
(b) Talkitive.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Vicious.
5. When a band member was looking for Buddy, where was he hiding?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) Under a table.
(c) In the station.
(d) In a cab.
6. What do the Brewitts do with Buddy when he arrives?
(a) Kick him out.
(b) Take him in.
(c) Scold him.
(d) Entertain him.
7. When Nora's mother visits, how does she die?
(a) In a fire.
(b) She drowns.
(c) She is strangled.
(d) She falls.
8. What is the only thing about Buddy's whereabouts that confuses Nora?
(a) The Brewitts.
(b) The boat.
(c) A bar.
(d) The beach.
9. The neighborhoods in "Coming Through Slaughter" have notorious stories of gamblers, prostitutes, and _______.
(a) Artists.
(b) Mobsters.
(c) Pianists.
(d) Immigrants.
10. Where is Buddy on a boat?
(a) Shell Beach.
(b) Florida.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) The Gulf of Mexico.
11. What does Buddy do with his last dollar?
(a) Drinks.
(b) Gives it away.
(c) Buys candy.
(d) Burns it.
12. Where did Buddy and Webb work when they were young?
(a) A factory.
(b) A fun fair.
(c) A bar.
(d) A barber shop.
13. Why does Webb agree to look for Buddy?
(a) Because he's in love with Nora.
(b) Because they're friends.
(c) Because he owes Buddy.
(d) Because it's his job.
14. Buddy moved on to become _______.
(a) A barber's apprentice.
(b) A salesman.
(c) A waiter.
(d) A politician.
15. At the end of Chapter 1, Buddy watches a woman chop _____.
(a) Carrots.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Lettuce.
(d) Meat.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does Webb finally come to see Buddy play?
2. Who does Buddy never want to see?
3. When does Buddy step out of the marching band?
4. How is liquor handled in the barbershop?
5. Before going to the Brewitts, what does Buddy do for two days?
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