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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Buddy is obsessed with _____.
(a) Money.
(b) Death.
(c) Women.
(d) Boats.

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

3. Who does Buddy have reoccurring nightmares about?
(a) His children.
(b) Nora's mother.
(c) Webb.
(d) His parents.

4. When Webb and Buddy were first friends, Buddy was ____.
(a) 12.
(b) 25.
(c) 17.
(d) 32.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Buddy on a boat?

2. Buddy feels like he can _____ Nora.

3. The neighborhoods in "Coming Through Slaughter" have notorious stories of gamblers, prostitutes, and _______.

4. Why is Buddy on a boat?

5. Crawley is a ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do smart customers come to Buddy early?

2. What is thematically significant about Crawley's interview?

3. How does Webb feel about Buddy's music?

4. What about Buddy's disappearance is confusing for Nora?

5. How do Buddy and Webb approach life differently?

6. What is Buddy's relationship with Nora like?

7. Who does Buddy care about more: Nora or Robin?

8. Why does Buddy return to the Brewitts at the end of Chapter 1?

9. Does Buddy know or care about how his actions affect people?

10. What is the significance of Buddy's hands in Chapter 1?

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