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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. In the barbershop, what gets in everything?

2. What doesn't Buddy want to happen as a result of his relationship with Robin?

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

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

5. Who is Nora's primary target when attacking Buddy and Pickett?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Buddy feel about John Robichaux?

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

3. Can Buddy trust people?

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

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

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

7. Is Bellocq unstable?

8. How does Buddy feel about coming back home?

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

10. Is Dude Botley superstitious about hymns? How?

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

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."

Essay Topic 3

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?

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