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

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

3. Webb is a ______, shaking, lecherous police detective.
(a) Talkitive.
(b) Vicious.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Drinking.

4. Who or what killed Nora's mother?
(a) Nora's father.
(b) Buddy.
(c) A boa.
(d) A stranger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Buddy never want to see?

2. After being interviewed, where do the Brewitts go?

3. What does Buddy ask the Brewitts to do with his coat?

4. Buddy is with Nora until ____ PM.

5. Who does Buddy have reoccurring nightmares about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Buddy's world look like?

2. How do Buddy and Webb approach life differently?

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

4. Is Buddy predictable? How so?

5. How did Buddy become obsessed with death?

6. What kind of performer is Buddy?

7. How does the narrative style reflect Buddy's music?

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

9. Is Buddy crazy?

10. What is the effect of Ondaatje's sentence structures?

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