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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. 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. Jamie’s mother says people always ask if she is okay, but never ask her what?

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

4. What is the name of the main character in “Meeting Elise”?

5. What restaurant does Henry go to meet Elise and her fiancé?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Ron get involved with El Padre?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. Whose website bio does Henry look at in the beginning of “Meeting Elise” and what does it say?

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

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 analyzing Sarah and Parvin’s relationship and how the changes in their relationship help to develop the overall theme of the story. Be sure to include direct examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing whether Nam is a reliable narrator or not in “Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice.”

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