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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ron comes home after his business with Luis, who does his mom tell him called?
(a) Xavier.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Luis.
(d) Pedro.

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

3. What is the main character struggling to stand up in at the beginning of “Meeting Elise”?
(a) His bedroom.
(b) The bus.
(c) The bathtub.
(d) His window.

4. At the music hall, Henry is handed a note from Elise saying she does not want to see him and that he can discuss a payment plan with her fiancé for what?
(a) Her flight to Russia.
(b) Dinner.
(c) The concert tickets.
(d) Her cello.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Henry go to see before his lunch with Elise?

2. Which member of the group urges the narrator to help them with the with their “business on behalf of Luis” (30)?

3. How old was Olivia when she and Henry first met and she modeled for him?

4. How many stories has Nam written in the year he has spent at the writing workshop?

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

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