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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Nam’s father see get executed by an American soldier when he was young?
(a) His siblings.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandfather.

2. What instrument does Elise play?
(a) Flute.
(b) Clarinet.
(c) Violin.
(d) Cello.

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

4. What does Nam’s father do at Nam’s apartment, despite Nam asking him to stop?
(a) Snoop.
(b) Wash his dishes.
(c) Order pizza.
(d) Make his bed.

5. Nam’s father tells a story that Nam had never heard before about hiding from whom in a bunker?
(a) VIet Cong.
(b) American soldiers.
(c) Buddhists.
(d) His family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since Henry has seen Elise?

2. What is one thing Nam does to try to break his writer’s block?

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

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

5. What does Henry’s doctor tell him he will likely develop if he does not have it already?

(see the answer key)

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