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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Cartagena”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is describing the beaches of Cartagena at the start of the story?
(a) Luis.
(b) Pedro.
(c) Claudia.
(d) Juan.

2. Who did Ron fail to kill despite orders from El Padre?
(a) Luis.
(b) Hernando.
(c) Pedro.
(d) His mother.

3. What does Ron realize about Zeno, the man El Padre had kill Hernando?
(a) Zeno’s father had killed Ron’s father.
(b) They went to school together.
(c) He was Hernando’s brother.
(d) He was Luis’ target.

4. What name does the narrator go by as explained in the middle of the story Cartagena?
(a) Ron.
(b) Pablo.
(c) Juan.
(d) Xavier.

5. What do some of Nam’s friends suggest he write because it is “hot” (9)?
(a) Flash fiction.
(b) Ethnic literature.
(c) A memoir.
(d) Autobiography.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nam find his father has done to his story by the river?

2. Why is the window in Claudia’s house missing?

3. What was Nam’s occupation before deciding to become a writer?

4. What is the name of the main character in the story “Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice”?

5. Who does Nam awake to find standing outside his bedroom door?

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