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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Nam does to try to break his writer’s block?
(a) Write in the bathtub.
(b) Take drugs.
(c) Write in his car.
(d) Write in the pool.

2. What is the name of the boy people assume is Alison’s boyfriend?
(a) Dory Townsend.
(b) Vance Townsend.
(c) Cale Townsend.
(d) Lester Townsend.

3. Where does Ron say he will probably go to after being let go by El Padre?
(a) Cartagena.
(b) Australia.
(c) Europe.
(d) America.

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

5. What does Lester tell Jamie is going to happen at practice on Monday?
(a) Dory is going to beat Jamie up.
(b) Lester is going to beat Jamie up.
(c) Jamie is getting kicked off the team.
(d) The whole team is going to beat Jamie up.

6. What is one of the things Nam tries to hide from his father when he first arrives at his apartment?
(a) A bottle of Johnnie Walker.
(b) His computer.
(c) His writing.
(d) His money.

7. What would Nam’s father do when Nam was a child if he deviated from his intense summer study schedule?
(a) Scream at him.
(b) Make him do extra homework.
(c) Cane him.
(d) Ground him.

8. 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) The concert tickets.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Her cello.
(d) Her flight to Russia.

9. What does Alison invite Jamie and Cale to when she meets them at the jetty?
(a) The movies.
(b) A party.
(c) Tammie’s house.
(d) Her house for dinner.

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

11. What is the name of the girl Jamie likes in “Halflead Bay”?
(a) Alison.
(b) Amy.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Alicia.

12. When their group finds the stash of weapons, what do they take only because Pedro has insisted?
(a) Colts.
(b) Swords.
(c) Pistols.
(d) Hand grenades.

13. Where does Jamie’s father say their family needs to move to for the sake of their mother’s health?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Maroomba.
(c) Cairns.
(d) Melbourne.

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

15. How long has it been since Henry has seen Elise?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 7 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main character struggling to stand up in at the beginning of “Meeting Elise”?

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

3. What does Jamie get praised for in the school auditorium at the beginning of “Halflead Bay”?

4. Where will Jamie and Cale work together during summer vacation?

5. What is Jamie’s nickname, which he is upset to find out his father knows when he hears him telling his mother about it during the storm?

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