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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. Why does Buddy have the cleanest skin in town?

2. What does Bellocq realize about how he treats Buddy?

3. What does Bellocq destroy when Webb leaves?

4. How much did the mirror that was shattered during the brawl cost?

5. Who does Webb first go to to find a photo of Buddy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Buddy feel about John Robichaux?

2. While photographing prostitutes, how involved is Bellocq in his work?

3. Is Buddy considerate of Jaelin's feelings? How does he approach Jaelin's emotions?

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

5. How is generational conflict used in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

9. How does Buddy feel about coming back home?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Buddy is not prone to violence. In prison, he abstains from the destructive behaviors of his peers. However, he does fantasize about violence. Discuss Buddy in relation to violence. How does he approach it? Why does he abstain but fantasize?

Essay Topic 2

"Coming Through Slaughter" is an account of Buddy's slow decent into madness. Discuss Buddy's madness and why he became mad. What is his madness meant to say?

Essay Topic 3

Buddy treads lightly with his friendships, yet destroys them simultaneously from either bad decisions of pure selfishness. Discuss the meaning of Buddy's friendships, what kind of friend he is, and his actions as a friend. Why is he so concerned? What is Buddy's most significant relationship? Why?

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