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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 Jamie get praised for in the school auditorium at the beginning of “Halflead Bay”?

2. Where is Nam attending his writer’s workshop?

3. What was Jamie’s mother’s occupation when they first moved to Halflead Bay?

4. What is one of the things Nam tries to hide from his father when he first arrives at his apartment?

5. How old was Olivia when she and Henry first met and she modeled for him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Nam find out about his father’s past when he gets drunk at a party in Melbourne and tells his friends his story?

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

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

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

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

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

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

The ocean is a symbol in several of the stories in Nam Le’s The Boat. Choose two or more stories that include the ocean as symbol and write an essay analyzing the roles and symbolic significance of the ocean.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two stories from The Boat that have common themes. Write an essay comparing and contrasting how these themes are developed in each story. Use direct examples from each stories to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Mai and Quyen’s relationship in “The Boat.” What are the circumstances under which they met? What is their connection? In what ways does this connection change over the course of the story?

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