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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 does Young Ju describe the carpet in Gomo's house?

2. What type of doors are on the house where Young Ju and her family live at the beginning of the book?

3. Who makes Young Ju sit when she says that she wants to go home when she learns that Mi Gook is not heaven?

4. What does Young Ju compare her toes to in "Sea Bubble"?

5. What does Halmoni do when Young Ju cries while her father is breaking things?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens at the beginning of the book when Apa comes home late?

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

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

6. What happens when Uhmma tries to persuade Apa not to rent part of a rundown house in "Not Forever"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? What role does the setting play in this novel?

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

Joon thinks that nothing ever happens the way they want it to. Why does Joon think that nothing ever happens the way they want it to? What are examples of dreams Joon has had that have not come to fruition? How is Harry an example of deferred dreams?

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