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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 Henry say to his dead ex Olivia at the end of “Meeting Elise”?

2. What was Nam’s occupation before deciding to become a writer?

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

4. What instrument does Elise play?

5. Who does Nam awake to find standing outside his bedroom door?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ron get involved with El Padre?

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

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

4. After Nam interviews his father and rewrites his story, what does his father do with his story when he takes it outside?

5. Why are Carlos and Salesio missing from Ron’s gallada as explained at the start of “Cartagena”?

6. What happened to the Chinese Poacher in “Halflead Bay”?

7. 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?

8. What happens when Ron is ordered to kill his friend Hernando?

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

10. What does Alison tell Jamie her relationship with Dory is like when they are alone on the pier after the party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how Nam and his father’s relationship develops over the course of the story “Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice.”

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Sarah and Parvin’s relationship and how the changes in their relationship help to develop the overall theme of the story. Be sure to include direct examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the relationship between Olivia and Henry in “Meeting Elise.” What does this relationship represent and how does it impact the stories theme?

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