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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. Webb finds the connection between social Buddy and ________ Bellocq odd.

2. What has Webb found after interviewing everyone in Buddy's life?

3. Webb's story telling at breakfast with Robin and Buddy has what effect on Buddy's relationship?

4. How does Nora originally respond to Pickett and Buddy's brawl?

5. The brawl between Pickett and Buddy escalates when Pickett accidentally slices off Buddy's ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Buddy feel about John Robichaux?

2. Is Bellocq unstable?

3. How does Buddy feel about coming back home?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator has an open fascination with Buddy. Discuss the effect the narrator's attitude toward Buddy has on the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the statement on humanity "Coming Through Slaughter" makes with its narrative and characters.

Essay Topic 3

Buddy is obsessed with death. Throughout the book, the literal and figurative deaths play a large role in the shaping of characters and the narrative. Discuss the nature of death in "Coming Through Slaughter." What does it mean to Buddy? How does it shape the story? What is significant about death in the book?

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