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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where will Jamie and Cale work together during summer vacation?
(a) Maroomba.
(b) The local diner.
(c) His father’s workshop.
(d) The fish plant.

2. After telling him they will not be selling the house, what does Jamie’s dad tell Jamie he cannot do this summer?
(a) Play sports.
(b) Fish.
(c) Work.
(d) Take summer classes.

3. What was Nam’s occupation before deciding to become a writer?
(a) Bartender.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Accountant.

4. What is the reason the buyers decide against purchasing Jamie’s family’s home in Halflead Bay?
(a) His mother scares them off.
(b) The price is too high.
(c) His father scares them off.
(d) The house needs too much work.

5. What is Henry’s relationship to Elise Kosovo?
(a) He is her father.
(b) They are engaged.
(c) He is her uncle.
(d) There is no relation.

6. What did Jamie’s mother make him promise after he found her fallen to the floor two years ago when she relapsed?
(a) Not to tell his brother.
(b) To pretend it never happened/
(c) Not to tell his father.
(d) Not to help her get up.

7. What does Henry’s doctor tell him he will likely develop if he does not have it already?
(a) Hemorrhoids.
(b) Colorectal cancer.
(c) An ulcer.
(d) A cold.

8. What restaurant does Henry go to meet Elise and her fiancé?
(a) Le Coucou.
(b) Picholine.
(c) Olive Garden.
(d) L’Atelier.

9. What does Jamie’s mother do to the seagull after Jamie is unable to kill it?
(a) She shoots it.
(b) She stomps its head.
(c) She cuts its throat.
(d) She throws it back in the water.

10. Who does Ron meet before going to see El Padre?
(a) Luis.
(b) Eduardo.
(c) Claudia.
(d) Hernando.

11. What does Alison tell Jamie he smells like after she kisses his fingertips by the courthouse?
(a) Feces.
(b) Sweat.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Fish.

12. Who is Dory’s friend, whom Michael tells Jamie saw him with Alison?
(a) Wilhelm.
(b) Lester.
(c) Vance.
(d) Cale.

13. Why is the window in Claudia’s house missing?
(a) They had been robbed recently.
(b) It broke and they could not afford to fix it.
(c) It has been so hot they had it removed.
(d) Her mother jumped through it.

14. What was Jamie’s first catch when he went fishing with his parents and Michael when he was young?
(a) A shark.
(b) Marlin
(c) A seagull.
(d) Tuna.

15. What name does the narrator go by as explained in the middle of the story Cartagena?
(a) Xavier.
(b) Ron.
(c) Juan.
(d) Pablo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dory hit, possibly accidentally, when he comes to save Jamie from his fight with Dory?

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

3. 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?

4. What is the name of the main character in the story “Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice”?

5. What does Nam find his father has done to his story by the river?

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