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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What work does Ron do for his boss?
(a) He keeps his files in order.
(b) He sells drugs.
(c) He is an assassin.
(d) He is his accountant.

3. What was Jamie’s mother’s occupation when they first moved to Halflead Bay?
(a) Painter.
(b) Musician.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Writer.

4. 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) Ground him.
(c) Scream at him.
(d) Cane him.

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

6. What does Nam’s father notice in his apartment, saying he knew he would never really quit?
(a) A piano.
(b) A violin.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Alcohol.

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

8. Who approaches Alison and Jamie at the party to tell Alison that Dory is worried about her?
(a) Dory’s uncle.
(b) Alison’s mother.
(c) Lester.
(d) Cale.

9. What does Henry’s doctor tell him he will likely develop if he does not have it already?
(a) An ulcer.
(b) Colorectal cancer.
(c) Hemorrhoids.
(d) A cold.

10. Who is describing the beaches of Cartagena at the start of the story?
(a) Pedro.
(b) Luis.
(c) Claudia.
(d) Juan.

11. What is the name of the main character in “Meeting Elise”?
(a) Lee Henry.
(b) Henry Lee.
(c) Olivia Luff.
(d) Henry Luff.

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

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

14. What do some of Nam’s friends suggest he write because it is “hot” (9)?
(a) Flash fiction.
(b) Ethnic literature.
(c) Autobiography.
(d) A memoir.

15. Who is Jamie’s friend who tells stories of his travels and wears a necklace that he says belonged to his dead girlfriend?
(a) Lester.
(b) Colin.
(c) Cale.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Olivia when she and Henry first met and she modeled for him?

2. What does Jamie’s mother do to the seagull after Jamie is unable to kill it?

3. What restaurant does Henry go to meet Elise and her fiancé?

4. What instrument does Elise play?

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

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