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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 breaks Pickett's elbow and damages his knee?
(a) A bottle.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A strop.
(d) The floor.

2. What doesn't Buddy feel from Nora after the brawl?
(a) Hate.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Love.
(d) Coldness.

3. How many scars does Pickett have on his face?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

4. In the barbershop, what gets in everything?
(a) Hair.
(b) Water.
(c) Soap.
(d) Cigaret ash.

5. Why does Buddy consult Cornish about Nora's romantic life?
(a) Because Cornish hears everything.
(b) Because no one else will answer his questions.
(c) Because he believes Cornish is involved.
(d) Because Cornish is Nora's friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like during the brawl?

2. Why does Buddy have the cleanest skin in town?

3. In the photo, Buddy is the only one not looking _____.

4. What does Bellocq order Webb to do?

5. How does Bellocq try to get Webb to leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Buddy helpless? How?

2. Can Buddy trust people?

3. What is the image of scrambling over barbed wire meant to portray?

4. How does Buddy feel about coming back home?

5. How does Buddy feel about John Robichaux?

6. What happens to Buddy's view of the women in his life at the end of Chapter 2? Why does this happen?

7. Is Dude Botley superstitious about hymns? How?

8. What is Buddy's relationship with Bellocq like?

9. In his description of the fight with Pickett, how does Buddy interrupt himself?

10. Is Bellocq unstable?

(see the answer keys)

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