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

2. How does Alison react when Dory is beating Jamie up?
(a) She tries to help Jamie.
(b) She cannot watch.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She tells at Dory to stop.

3. When their group finds the stash of weapons, what do they take only because Pedro has insisted?
(a) Hand grenades.
(b) Swords.
(c) Pistols.
(d) Colts.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Linda reads Nam’s story at the coffee shop, what does she tell him he is doing to his father in order to forgive him for abusing him?

2. Who does Dory hit, possibly accidentally, when he comes to save Jamie from his fight with Dory?

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

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

5. What does Luis ask the narrator when he has his gun pointing at his target’s face?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jamie praised at the school assembly at the start of “Halflead Bay”?

2. What does Linda say about Nam’s story after she reads it in the coffee shop?

3. Where does Henry go to meet his daughter Elise and her fiancé before the concert and what happens there?

4. How does Alison behave when Jamie goes to Dory’s house to follow through with the fight?

5. Who is Alison Fischer and what is her relationship with Jamie?

6. When Henry arrives at Carnegie Hall to try to see Elise he is given a note from her. What does the note say?

7. How did Ron get involved with El Padre?

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

9. What happened to the Chinese Poacher in “Halflead Bay”?

10. Who is Jason Apelman and what was his relationship to Olivia?

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