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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Hernando kill after he and Ron had been taken away during a football game?
(a) El Padre.
(b) A judge.
(c) A prominent drug dealer.
(d) A police officer.

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

3. How old is Ron in Cartagena?
(a) 14.
(b) 25.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

4. What did Henry’s ex-wife want him to buy for a five-year-old Elise the first time she reached out to him?
(a) Plane tickets to visit him.
(b) School clothes.
(c) A half-million dollar cello.
(d) New shoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ron meet before going to see El Padre?

2. When Jamie asks if Alison is dating Dory, what does she tell him she thinks Dory might be?

3. What does Henry’s doctor tell him he will likely develop if he does not have it already?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry thinks when he sees Elise perform and spots her outside after the concert?

2. Who is Cale and how does Jamie know him?

3. What happens when Ron is ordered to kill his friend Hernando?

4. How did Ron get involved with El Padre?

5. Why does Jamie’s father think they need to move to Maroomba and how does he ask Jamie and his brother to help make it happen?

6. What does Jamie’s mother tell him he should talk to John Thompson about?

7. How does Nam’s father treat the homeless man he finds by the river?

8. What does Nam try to hide from his father when he arrives at his apartment?

9. What does Alison tell Jamie her relationship with Dory is like when they are alone on the pier after the party?

10. How does Ron know Hernando, and what ultimately forces Hernando to leave his life of crime behind?

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