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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nora originally respond to Pickett and Buddy's brawl?
(a) She calls the police.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She scolds them.
(d) She joins in.

2. What does the melting ice add to the barbershop?
(a) Edginess.
(b) Drinking water.
(c) Atmosphere.
(d) Freshness.

3. How many scars does Pickett have on his face?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

4. Who does Webb first go to to find a photo of Buddy?
(a) Cornish.
(b) Buddy's mother.
(c) Nora.
(d) The Brewitts.

5. When was the last time Bellocq saw Nora?
(a) When their son was born.
(b) A week before.
(c) The last time Buddy disappeared.
(d) The wedding.

6. How do Buddy and Robin feel life will be like without each other?
(a) They know they'll be okay.
(b) They know they'll go crazy.
(c) They think they'll die.
(d) They think they'll find each other again.

7. How does Buddy take care of his hands?
(a) He rarely uses them.
(b) He doesn't.
(c) He washes them constantly.
(d) He uses lotion.

8. What survives the fire?
(a) A photograph of Buddy.
(b) Bellocq.
(c) Bellocq's journal.
(d) A camera.

9. At the diner party, after the food fight with Robin, Buddy describes his retreat as what?
(a) Necessary.
(b) Cowardly.
(c) Noble.
(d) Inadvertent.

10. In the barbershop, what gets in everything?
(a) Water.
(b) Hair.
(c) Cigaret ash.
(d) Soap.

11. What photo does Bellocq give to Webb?
(a) Buddy and the band.
(b) Buddy's yearbook photo.
(c) Buddy in a costume.
(d) Buddy and Nora.

12. How does Picket respond to Buddy joking about Nora?
(a) He runs out.
(b) He tells Nora.
(c) He grabs Buddy's throat.
(d) He laughs.

13. How does Bellocq feel about Buddy's music?
(a) He feels it needs work.
(b) He doesn't understand it.
(c) He has no interest in it.
(d) He loves it.

14. What does Bellocq realize about how he treats Buddy?
(a) He's very kind.
(b) He's patronizing.
(c) He's critical.
(d) He's neglectful.

15. Why does Buddy have the cleanest skin in town?
(a) Shaving soap.
(b) A clean house.
(c) He doesn't work.
(d) Frequent bathing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doesn't Buddy want to happen as a result of his relationship with Robin?

2. What does Nora throw at Buddy and Pickett?

3. In the pecking order of Robin's relationships, how does she regard Buddy in her life?

4. Buddy used to convince ______ to pose for Bellocq.

5. How much did the mirror that was shattered during the brawl cost?

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