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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. What time is Buddy usually drunk by?
(a) 4 PM.
(b) 8 AM.
(c) Noon.
(d) Midnight.

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

3. What does Frank Lewis feel about Buddy's music?
(a) He's critical.
(b) He's indifferent.
(c) He's jealous.
(d) He's in awe.

4. Buddy walks his kids to school by ____ AM.
(a) Seven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Nine.

5. When does Buddy step out of the marching band?
(a) At the end.
(b) Every verse.
(c) Never.
(d) Every 300 yards.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who or what killed Nora's mother?

4. What is the only thing about Buddy's whereabouts that confuses Nora?

5. At the end of Chapter 1, Buddy watches a woman chop _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What kind of performer is Buddy?

4. What does Buddy's world look like?

5. Why does Ondaatje use the historical references of Bricktop Jackson, "One-Legged Duffy," Rich, Olivia the Oyster Dancer, and French Emma?

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

7. Why did Buddy and Webb's dynamic change?

8. How do Buddy and Webb approach life differently?

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

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

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