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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Halflead Bay” Part I .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the group urges the narrator to help them with the with their “business on behalf of Luis” (30)?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Eduardo.
(d) Pedro.

2. What was Jamie’s father’s occupation when they first moved to Halflead Bay?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Fisherman.

3. What is one of the things Nam tries to hide from his father when he first arrives at his apartment?
(a) His money.
(b) His computer.
(c) A bottle of Johnnie Walker.
(d) His writing.

4. When their group finds the stash of weapons, what do they take only because Pedro has insisted?
(a) Swords.
(b) Colts.
(c) Hand grenades.
(d) Pistols.

5. What was Jamie’s mother diagnosed with five years earlier?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Cancer.
(c) COPD.
(d) MS.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stories has Nam written in the year he has spent at the writing workshop?

2. What is Henry’s relationship to Elise Kosovo?

3. Who did Nam’s father see get executed by an American soldier when he was young?

4. What would Nam’s father do when Nam was a child if he deviated from his intense summer study schedule?

5. Who is Dory’s friend, whom Michael tells Jamie saw him with Alison?

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