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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alison tell Jamie that Dory likes to do with her when he is drunk?

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

3. What does Cale tell Jamie was the real reason he left home?

4. What was Jamie’s mother diagnosed with five years earlier?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After Nam interviews his father and rewrites his story, what does his father do with his story when he takes it outside?

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

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

5. What does El Padre tell Ron happened to Hernando after he failed to assassinate him?

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

7. What does Cale confess to Jamie when he comes to his house to tell him that Tammie said Dory is going to beat Jamie up at practice?

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

9. Why are Carlos and Salesio missing from Ron’s gallada as explained at the start of “Cartagena”?

10. How do Jamie’s parents stop the fight between Jamie and Dory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the imagery use is “Tehran Calling.” Be sure to include how the imagery discussed represents the themes of the story.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay defining patriotism from Mayako’s perspective in “Hiroshima.” What does it mean to Mayako to be patriotic and who in her life has taught her this lesson? Use direct examples from the text in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing and contrasting male / female representation in two or more short stories in Nam Le’s The Boat.

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