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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 cuts hair until ____ PM.
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

2. What does Buddy appreciate about restaurant vents?
(a) The brilliance.
(b) The noise.
(c) The heat and smell.
(d) The beauty.

3. What did Buddy and Webb have most in common when they were young?
(a) Good looks.
(b) The feeling of independence.
(c) A love for learning.
(d) A general bad attitude.

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

5. At times, how does Buddy act toward Nora?
(a) He breaks into a fury.
(b) He ignores her.
(c) He becomes depressed.
(d) He showers her with gifts.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Buddy and Jaelin perform, where do they go?

2. Lewis admires Buddy's ______.

3. Buddy walks his kids to school by ____ AM.

4. Why is Buddy on a boat?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why do smart customers come to Buddy early?

6. What does Buddy's world look like?

7. What kind of performer is Buddy?

8. How do Buddy and Webb approach life differently?

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

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

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