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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Olivia when she and Henry first met and she modeled for him?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

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

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

4. After meeting him at the jetty, what does Alison say about the area they walk to near the courthouse ruins?
(a) She has never been there before.
(b) It is the scariest place she knows.
(c) It is her happy place.
(d) It is the saddest place she knows.

5. What is the name of the girl Jamie likes in “Halflead Bay”?
(a) Abigail.
(b) Alison.
(c) Alicia.
(d) Amy.

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

11. What is Jamie’s nickname, which he is upset to find out his father knows when he hears him telling his mother about it during the storm?
(a) No Game Jamie.
(b) Loose Cannon Jamie.
(c) Loose Ball Jamie.
(d) No Goals Jamie.

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

13. What was Jamie’s father’s occupation when they first moved to Halflead Bay?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Fisherman.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Carpenter.

14. Who is Nam’s girlfriend?
(a) Lulu.
(b) Linda.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Laura.

15. What was Jamie’s mother diagnosed with five years earlier?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Cancer.
(c) MS.
(d) COPD.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the things Nam tries to hide from his father when he first arrives at his apartment?

2. How does Alison react when Dory is beating Jamie up?

3. Who did Nam’s father see get executed by an American soldier when he was young?

4. What does Ron realize about Zeno, the man El Padre had kill Hernando?

5. What is Henry’s relationship to Elise Kosovo?

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