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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Henry’s ex-wife take Elise after she left Henry?
(a) Russia.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Iran.
(d) Germany.

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

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

5. How old is Ron in Cartagena?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 25.
(d) 14.

6. After telling him they will not be selling the house, what does Jamie’s dad tell Jamie he cannot do this summer?
(a) Work.
(b) Fish.
(c) Take summer classes.
(d) Play sports.

7. Who tells Jamie to stay down during the fight?
(a) Dory’s father.
(b) Lester.
(c) Alison.
(d) Dory.

8. 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) Hernando.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Salesio.

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

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

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

12. Who does Nam’s father ask about as they walk to the river?
(a) Nam’s teacher.
(b) Nam’s mother.
(c) Nam’s girlfriend.
(d) Nam’s brother.

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

14. Where is Nam attending his writer’s workshop?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Alaska.

15. Who introduced Henry to Olivia 18 years prior?
(a) James Applemen.
(b) Jacob Ames.
(c) Jason Apelman.
(d) Jacob Apelman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who alerts Jamie’s coach and principal of the upcoming fight with Dory, getting Jamie excused from practice?

2. What does Lester tell Jamie is going to happen at practice on Monday?

3. Who was questioned after the body of the young girl was found near Dory’s uncle’s house?

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

5. What name does the narrator go by as explained in the middle of the story Cartagena?

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