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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. How do Buddy and Robin feel life will be like without each other?

2. Buddy dreams of slashing customers' ______ throats.

3. How does Picket respond to Buddy joking about Nora?

4. In Chapter 2, Buddy loses his nerve when?

5. How does Buddy take care of his hands?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the fight between Buddy and Pickett start?

2. How does Buddy feel about John Robichaux?

3. How do Jaelin and Buddy approach Buddy's affair with Robin similarly?

4. What analogy does Buddy use to describe Webb's intervention?

5. What was unfortunate for Pickett in his fight with Buddy?

6. Can Buddy trust people?

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

8. In Chapter 2, how does Buddy act crazy?

9. At the end of Chapter 2, is a new crisis inevitable? Why?

10. How is generational conflict used in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the primary characters in "Coming Through Slaughter" are musicians. Music weaves itself into all their lives and into the narrative. Discuss the use of music in the book and how it influences characters and the narrative.

Essay Topic 2

Nora is Buddy's wife and the mother of his children. She is the one who reports him missing. Their relationship changes dramatically through the course of the story. Discuss Buddy and Nora's relationship and what about Buddy and the larger themes it provokes.

Essay Topic 3

Webb is Buddy's oldest friend and is the one responsible for finding him. Buddy and Webb as adults seem to be polar opposites. Discuss Webb and Buddy's friendship and what role Webb plays. Why is Webb the character for these events? What does he offer to the narrative?

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