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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Linda reads Nam’s story at the coffee shop, what does she tell him he is doing to his father in order to forgive him for abusing him?
(a) Lying about him.
(b) Romanticizing his past.
(c) Sugarcoating his story.
(d) Making him seem too nice.

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

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

4. Which former member of the group does the narrator of Cartagena say he does not wish to think about when reflecting on other missing members?
(a) Eduardo.
(b) Salesio.
(c) Hernando.
(d) Carlos.

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

6. What does Alison tell Jamie he smells like after she kisses his fingertips by the courthouse?
(a) Feces.
(b) Sweat.
(c) Fish.
(d) The ocean.

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

8. Who was questioned after the body of the young girl was found near Dory’s uncle’s house?
(a) Dory’s uncle.
(b) Lester and Michael.
(c) Dory and Lester.
(d) Dory and Cale.

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

10. Who does Dory hit, possibly accidentally, when he comes to save Jamie from his fight with Dory?
(a) Jamie’s mother.
(b) Michael.
(c) Alison.
(d) Jamie’s father.

11. 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 writing.
(c) His money.
(d) His computer.

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

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

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

15. Who does Ron meet before going to see El Padre?
(a) Hernando.
(b) Luis.
(c) Claudia.
(d) Eduardo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nam’s girlfriend?

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

3. After telling him they will not be selling the house, what does Jamie’s dad tell Jamie he cannot do this summer?

4. Where did Henry’s ex-wife take Elise after she left Henry?

5. What is the name of the main character in “Meeting Elise”?

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