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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 type of eyes does the picture of God at church have?

2. Where does Apa clean for his second job?

3. What does Halmoni tell Young Ju will make things better with her father?

4. What does Young Ju's teacher give her to eat in "My Future"?

5. What toys does Young-Ju's aunt send her in "Mi Gook"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Halmoni tell Young Ju about heaven?

3. How does Young Ju feel when she is carried into the ocean?

4. What does Young Ju do with the things her classmates and teacher give her and why?

5. How does Young Ju learn that her family is moving?

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

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

8. What is Young Ju's teacher like in "My Future"?

9. What covers the couch in "Park Joon Ho" and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Young Ju assumes they are going to heaven when they go to America. Why does Young Ju think they are going to heaven when they go to America? What misconceptions does Young Ju have about heaven and Mi Gook? How do those misconceptions led to her thinking that they are going to heaven?

Essay Topic 2

Apa takes his frustrations out on his family. What frustrations does Apa have? How does he take his frustrations out on his family? How does he abuse his family?

Essay Topic 3

Apa feels like nothing he does is ever good enough. Why does Apa feel that nothing he does is good enough? How does that feeling affect how Apa treats his family and his relationship with them?

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