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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 used to build up strength where?
(a) His hands.
(b) His lips and lungs.
(c) His arms and legs.
(d) His chest.

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

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

4. When a band member was looking for Buddy, where was he hiding?
(a) In the station.
(b) In a cab.
(c) Under a table.
(d) In the bathroom.

5. At the end of Buddy's day what does he do?
(a) Plays with his kids.
(b) Reads.
(c) Goes to the bar.
(d) Plays music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Buddy like giving people bizarre advice?

2. Jaelin is a ______.

3. What does Buddy appreciate about restaurant vents?

4. What does Lewis observe Buddy puts into his numbers?

5. Buddy is obsessed with _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Buddy and Webb have in common? In what ways do they approach life similarly?

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

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

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

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

8. How do Buddy and Webb approach life differently?

9. Is Buddy predictable? How so?

10. What kind of performer is Buddy?

(see the answer keys)

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