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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. Which member of the group urges the narrator to help them with the with their “business on behalf of Luis” (30)?

2. What does Jamie’s dad suggest he, Jamie, and Michael do together soon to give their mother a break from them?

3. Who did Ron fail to kill despite orders from El Padre?

4. How soon before Nam’s father’s visit does he tell his girlfriend his father is coming?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 Nam Le’s use of flashbacks at least two of his short stories. Discuss how these flashback’s impact the reader’s experience and whether you think they are effective. Be sure to include direct examples from the text to support your argument.

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