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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Henry’s ex-wife want him to buy for a five-year-old Elise the first time she reached out to him?
(a) New shoes.
(b) School clothes.
(c) Plane tickets to visit him.
(d) A half-million dollar cello.

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

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

4. 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.

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

6. Which member of the group urges the narrator to help them with the with their “business on behalf of Luis” (30)?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Pedro.
(d) Eduardo.

7. What was Henry’s occupation?
(a) Filmmaker.
(b) Figure painter.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Composer.

8. Who does Henry go to see before his lunch with Elise?
(a) His gastroenterologist.
(b) His psychiatrist.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) His agent.

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

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

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

12. What did Jamie’s mother make him promise after he found her fallen to the floor two years ago when she relapsed?
(a) Not to help her get up.
(b) Not to tell his father.
(c) To pretend it never happened/
(d) Not to tell his brother.

13. What does Jamie’s dad suggest he, Jamie, and Michael do together soon to give their mother a break from them?
(a) Play sports.
(b) Clean her studio.
(c) Go fishing.
(d) Take a vacation.

14. Who did Ron fail to kill despite orders from El Padre?
(a) Pedro.
(b) His mother.
(c) Hernando.
(d) Luis.

15. What does Henry say to his dead ex Olivia at the end of “Meeting Elise”?
(a) I’m coming.
(b) I can’t do this without you.
(c) I love you.
(d) I miss you.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is the main character getting ready to go at the start of “Meeting Elise”?

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

5. Who approaches Alison and Jamie at the party to tell Alison that Dory is worried about her?

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