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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 is Sahmchun's hair like?
2. What does Young Ju do with the fuzzies her classmates make for her in "Burying Lies"?
3. How much older is Young Ju's friend Ju Mi than Young Ju who likes to boss Young Ju around?
4. What type of doors are on the house where Young Ju and her family live at the beginning of the book?
5. Where does Young Ju's best dress have a small hole?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Young Ju learn that her family is moving?
2. What does Halmoni tell Young Ju about heaven?
3. How does Young Ju feel when she is carried into the ocean?
4. Where did Uhmma take Young Ju and Joon in "Being Older"?
5. How does Halmoni try to comfort Young Ju when her parents fight?
6. What do Young Ju's teacher and classmates do for her when she lies and says that her brother is dead?
7. What does Young Ju pray in "Only God Can"?
8. How does Young Ju describe Gomo's house?
9. Who is Young Ju looking for in "A Step from Heaven," and what do the grownups tell her?
10. What does Young Ju think of her permed hair, and what does she tell her mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?
Essay Topic 2
What lie does Young Ju tell her second grade class? Why does Young Ju feel guilty after telling the lie? What does this action reveal about her character?
Essay Topic 3
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
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