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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The neighborhoods in "Coming Through Slaughter" have notorious stories of gamblers, prostitutes, and _______.

2. Who does Buddy have reoccurring nightmares about?

3. Buddy is obsessed with _____.

4. Crawley is on a _____ fast.

5. Why does Buddy like giving people bizarre advice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Buddy become obsessed with death?

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

7. What does Buddy's world look like?

8. Is Buddy predictable? How so?

9. Why do smart customers come to Buddy early?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Buddy is very concerned with his hands. He is terrified of loosing them but does little to take care of them. Discuss Buddy's preoccupation with his hands. What do they represent? What do they mean to him? What is the symbolism of this?

Essay Topic 2

Buddy carries on two relationships in "Coming Through Slaughter." Both women are quite different, as are the relationships. However, there are a few circumstantial similarities. Discuss Buddy's relationship with women. How does he see them? How were these relationships toxic to him? How was he toxic to them? What is "romance" in Buddy's life?

Essay Topic 3

Buddy is concerned with not mimicking the failure of his musical ancestors but becoming greater than them. However, at the end, no one remembers him. Discuss the theme of the battle of generations in "Coming Through Slaughter."

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