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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Halmoni, Uhmma, and Young Ju do when Apa comes home drunk?
(a) Sleep in a closet.
(b) Hide.
(c) Pretend to sleep.
(d) Stay out of sight.

2. What is Young Ju's teacher's name in second grade?
(a) Mrs. Valentine.
(b) Mrs. Martin.
(c) Mrs. Wilkins.
(d) Mrs. Sheldon.

3. In "My Future," what does Young Ju draw?
(a) Her dog.
(b) Her family.
(c) A car.
(d) Sea, sand, and her house in Korea.

4. What does Young Ju think her teacher is in "My Future"?
(a) A giant.
(b) A witch.
(c) Baba Yaga.
(d) An ogre.

5. How does Young Ju describe drinking what Gomo gives her in "A Step from Heaven"?
(a) Scratchy.
(b) Like drinking bubbles.
(c) Like swallowing tiny fish bones.
(d) Feels raw on her throat.

6. What does Young Ju think her hair looks like after it is curled?
(a) A bush.
(b) Kinky.
(c) Bristly.
(d) Fuzzy.

7. What does Halmoni put around Harabugi's picture?
(a) Candles.
(b) Lanterns.
(c) Tapers.
(d) Sconces.

8. What does Young Ju do if the sound of breaking gets too loud?
(a) Runs to Halmoni.
(b) Hides under the covers.
(c) Hides under the bed.
(d) Runs next door.

9. What type of buttons are on Young Ju's best dress?
(a) White.
(b) Sparkly.
(c) Black.
(d) Shiny.

10. What does Halmoni think that Apa needs when he comes home drunk?
(a) Smacked.
(b) Paddled with a stick.
(c) Spanking.
(d) Whipped with a belt.

11. What color chair does Young Ju sit in when the ahjimma does her hair?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

12. In "Not Forever," what color is the house where Apa rents the bottom floor?
(a) Gray.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) White.

13. In "Not Forever," how long before the baby is born?
(a) A month.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

14. What does Young Ju compare blonde hair to that a boy and a girl have in her class?
(a) Dandelions.
(b) Daffodils.
(c) Corn.
(d) Wheat.

15. After having her hair done and Young Ju buries her head in her mother's dress, what does she remember that smells like her mother's dress?
(a) Mountain trees.
(b) Wind.
(c) Bakery.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the blanket on the couch cover in "Park Joon Ho"?

2. At the end of "Waiting for Heaven," what type of animal does Young Ju think she is?

3. In "Sea Bubble," how close is Young Ju allowed to get to the ocean?

4. Who used to boss Apa around?

5. What does Young Ju do with the fuzzies her classmates make for her in "Burying Lies"?

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