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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. How many students in Young Ju's class have curly hair?

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

3. In "Park Joon Ho," what grade does Young Ju want to be in?

4. In "A Step from Heaven," who pats Young Ju's head and tells her she can have more of the drink Gomo gave her if she drinks it up?

5. What type of face does Halmoni have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it like for Young Ju to wade in the ocean?

2. What does Young Ju think of her permed hair, and what does she tell her mother?

3. What is the dress like that Young Ju wears when she and her family fly to America?

4. What packages do Young Ju and her family get and from where?

5. What do Young Ju and Joon get at a fair, and what happens to the things they get?

6. In "My Future," what does a girl in Young Ju's class give her, and what does Young Ju do with it?

7. What does Young Ju pray in "Only God Can"?

8. How does Halmoni try to comfort Young Ju when her parents fight?

9. How is Uhmma dressed when she takes Young Ju to get her hair curled?

10. Who is Young Ju looking for in "A Step from Heaven," and what do the grownups tell her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Park family has to adapt to life in America. Why do the Park family struggle to adapt to life in America? Why does Young Ju struggle with her parents thinking she is becoming too American?

Essay Topic 2

Halmoni dies at age 74. How do characters react to her death? Why are Apa and Young Ju especially affected by her death? How do they grieve for her?

Essay Topic 3

Young Ju is just four at the beginning of the book. How does Young Ju mature and come of age in the novel?

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