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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) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Three.

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

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

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

5. Nora's mother is a ______.
(a) Writer.
(b) Criminal.
(c) Widow.
(d) Cop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Buddy do with his last dollar?

2. What kind of newspaper is The Cricket?

3. What does Frank Lewis feel about Buddy's music?

4. Buddy and Jaelin are billed together for what?

5. Why is Buddy on a boat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Why does Ondaatje use the historical references of Bricktop Jackson, "One-Legged Duffy," Rich, Olivia the Oyster Dancer, and French Emma?

8. Is Buddy crazy?

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

10. What kind of performer is Buddy?

(see the answer keys)

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