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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. When their group finds the stash of weapons, what do they take only because Pedro has insisted?

2. What does Cale tell Jamie about his dead girlfriend whose necklace he wears?

3. What do some of Nam’s friends suggest he write because it is “hot” (9)?

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

5. Who does Nam’s father ask about as they walk to the river?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Luis and the group treat their target after they find him in his neighborhood eating a donut?

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

4. What does Jamie’s mother tell him he should talk to John Thompson about?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each story in The Boat involves a rainstorm. Choose two examples of storms in The Boat and write an essay about how the storm helps to develop the story's theme or themes.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay exploring the symbolic meaning of vision in Nam Le’s The Boat. For example, reference is made to Henry’s eyesight troubles in “Meeting Elise” and Mai’s father had gone blind after returning from re-education camp in “The Boat.” Choose one or more examples from The Boat and analyze their meaning.

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