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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the main character in the story “Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice”?
(a) Nam.
(b) Linda.
(c) John.
(d) Lee.

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

3. What name does Ron’s boss go by?
(a) El Jefe.
(b) El Diablo.
(c) Pablo.
(d) El Padre.

4. Who does Nam awake to find standing outside his bedroom door?
(a) His friend.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

5. What does Nam find his father has done to his story by the river?
(a) Burned it.
(b) Sold it.
(c) Read it.
(d) Thrown it in the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some of Nam’s friends suggest he write because it is “hot” (9)?

2. Who does Ron meet before going to see El Padre?

3. What does Luis ask the narrator when he has his gun pointing at his target’s face?

4. What would Nam’s father do when Nam was a child if he deviated from his intense summer study schedule?

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

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