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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where will Jamie and Cale work together during summer vacation?
(a) His father’s workshop.
(b) The fish plant.
(c) The local diner.
(d) Maroomba.

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

4. What does Alison tell Jamie that Dory likes to do with her when he is drunk?
(a) Hold her hand.
(b) Have her read to him.
(c) Watch TV.
(d) Smoke.

5. 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 tell his father.
(b) Not to tell his brother.
(c) Not to help her get up.
(d) To pretend it never happened/

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

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

8. How soon before Nam’s father’s visit does he tell his girlfriend his father is coming?
(a) A week before.
(b) The night before.
(c) Two weeks before.
(d) One month before.

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

10. 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) What he should do next.
(c) If he has the right guy.
(d) If he should kill him fast.

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

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

13. How long does Jamie find out his mother has to live after his father tells him they are not selling the house?
(a) A matter of days.
(b) A couple months.
(c) A couple of weeks.
(d) About a year.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jamie’s friend who tells stories of his travels and wears a necklace that he says belonged to his dead girlfriend?

2. Nam’s father tells a story that Nam had never heard before about hiding from whom in a bunker?

3. What work does Ron do for his boss?

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

5. What is one thing Nam does to try to break his writer’s block?

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