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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jamie asks if Alison is dating Dory, what does she tell him she thinks Dory might be?
(a) Going out with Tammie.
(b) In love with Lester.
(c) Gay.
(d) Slow.

2. How many stories has Nam written in the year he has spent at the writing workshop?
(a) 3 1/2.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) 25.
(d) 0.

3. What does Jamie get praised for in the school auditorium at the beginning of “Halflead Bay”?
(a) Having perfect attendance.
(b) Being valedictorian.
(c) Earning a full scholarship to Harvard.
(d) Scoring the winning goal.

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

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

6. 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) Take drugs.
(d) Write in the pool.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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 tell his brother.
(c) Not to help her get up.
(d) Not to tell his father.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Henry go to see before his lunch with Elise?

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

3. Where did Henry’s ex-wife take Elise after she left Henry?

4. After meeting him at the jetty, what does Alison say about the area they walk to near the courthouse ruins?

5. Where does Jamie’s father say their family needs to move to for the sake of their mother’s health?

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