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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Jamie’s first catch when he went fishing with his parents and Michael when he was young?
(a) Tuna.
(b) A seagull.
(c) A shark.
(d) Marlin

2. What is Henry’s relationship to Elise Kosovo?
(a) There is no relation.
(b) He is her uncle.
(c) He is her father.
(d) They are engaged.

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

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) Hernando.
(b) Salesio.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Eduardo.

5. What was Nam’s occupation before deciding to become a writer?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Bartender.

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

7. 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.

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

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

10. Why is the window in Claudia’s house missing?
(a) It broke and they could not afford to fix it.
(b) It has been so hot they had it removed.
(c) They had been robbed recently.
(d) Her mother jumped through it.

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

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

13. Jamie’s mother says people always ask if she is okay, but never ask her what?
(a) If she wants to move.
(b) If she is in pain.
(c) If she wants to eat.
(d) If she is happy.

14. What do Claudia and Eduardo do to the target before they leave him?
(a) They hit him with clubs.
(b) They punch him in the head.
(c) They kick him in the chest.
(d) They spit on him.

15. What does Luis ask the narrator when he has his gun pointing at his target’s face?
(a) If he should let him go.
(b) If he has the right guy.
(c) If he should kill him fast.
(d) What he should do next.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was found near Dory and his uncle’s house that gives Jamie a chill to think of when talking with Alison?

2. What does Nam find his father has done to his story by the river?

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

4. What is the nickname for the part of town that the group’s target is supposed to be?

5. Who is Nam’s girlfriend?

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