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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. Nam’s father tells a story that Nam had never heard before about hiding from whom in a bunker?
2. When Jamie asks if Alison is dating Dory, what does she tell him she thinks Dory might be?
3. What was Nam’s occupation before deciding to become a writer?
4. Where will Jamie and Cale work together during summer vacation?
5. Who does Henry go to see before his lunch with Elise?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whose website bio does Henry look at in the beginning of “Meeting Elise” and what does it say?
2. What happened when Jamie hooked a seagull while fishing with his family?
3. When Henry arrives at Carnegie Hall to try to see Elise he is given a note from her. What does the note say?
4. 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?
5. What happens when Ron is ordered to kill his friend Hernando?
6. 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?
7. What does Linda say about Nam’s story after she reads it in the coffee shop?
8. What does Nam try to hide from his father when he arrives at his apartment?
9. Why is Jamie praised at the school assembly at the start of “Halflead Bay”?
10. Who is Cale and how does Jamie know him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the sensory details used in any one of Nam Le’s short stories in The Boat. Be sure in explain the deeper meaning and thematic significance of these details.
Essay Topic 3
Head injuries are a recurring symbol in Nam Le’s The Boat, for example, Jamie in “HalfLead Bay” and the man in the mourning procession in “Tehran Calling.” Choose one example of a head wound from a story in the Boat an analyze how it develops the overall theme of the story.
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