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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does the main character think of spending time in the bath with at the beginning of “Meeting Elise”?
(a) Olvina.
(b) Olivia.
(c) Olive.
(d) Alicia.

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

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

6. 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) Jack.
(d) Cale.

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

8. Who alerts Jamie’s coach and principal of the upcoming fight with Dory, getting Jamie excused from practice?
(a) Cale.
(b) Jamie’s parents.
(c) Michael.
(d) Alison.

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

10. What does Nam’s father do at Nam’s apartment, despite Nam asking him to stop?
(a) Wash his dishes.
(b) Snoop.
(c) Order pizza.
(d) Make his bed.

11. 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) One month before.
(d) Two weeks before.

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

13. What does Cale tell Jamie about his dead girlfriend whose necklace he wears?
(a) He made her up.
(b) She committed suicide.
(c) He killed her.
(d) She is alive and lives in Cairns.

14. What name does Henry use for Elise’s fiancé when discussing him with Jacob Apelman?
(a) The Loser.
(b) The Leech.
(c) The Chump.
(d) The Parasiter.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Ron comes home after his business with Luis, who does his mom tell him called?

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

4. What do Claudia and Eduardo do to the target before they leave him?

5. Who is Nam’s girlfriend?

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