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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. In "Being Older," what color balloon does Joon have?

2. What does Apa give Young Ju on her first day of school before he leaves her in the classroom?

3. How does Young Ju remember that Ju Mi reacted when Young Ju got curly hair?

4. What type of fence is around the house where Apa rents the bottom floor in "Not Forever"?

5. In "My Future," what color shirt is the girl wearing that Young Ju sits next to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Uhmma take Young Ju and Joon in "Being Older"?

2. What is the house like that Apa rents for the family?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Halmoni tell Young Ju about heaven?

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

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

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

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

Joon is born after the family immigrates to America. How does Apa welcome his son? How is that welcome different from how he acted when Young Ju was a baby? What does his behavior reveal about his belief in male superiority?

Essay Topic 3

Young Ju learns that she is moving from her friend Ju Mi. How does Ju Mi act when she tells Young Ju that Young Ju is moving? Would Ju Mi like to go to America? Is Ju Mi jealous?

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