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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 does Uhmma chop when Young Ju asks permission to go to Amanda's birthday party in "Becoming Too American"?

2. What is the name of the church that Uhmma wants to go to in "The Power of Prayer"?

3. What time does Apa wash the car in "Disappearing Bubbles"?

4. What is the name of the minister's wife in "The Power of Prayer"?

5. In "Punishment," how long is Apa gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Joon and Young Ju pick up Legos?

2. How does Young Ju help Uhmma in "My Best Is Always Not Enough"?

3. What do Young Ju and Joon do when they have to wait while their mother works late at her second job?

4. In "Punishment," why is Gomo upset with Apa?

5. What is the church like where Uhmma takes Young Ju and Joon in "The Power of Prayer"?

6. What is the room like where Apa and Young Ju go at the Department of Immigration and Naturalization Services?

7. Why do Amanda and her parents not know where Young Ju lives?

8. How does Young Ju think she will get money to buy another lottery ticket when she does not win?

9. Why does Uhmma change her mind and allow Young Ju to go to Amanda's beach birthday party?

10. Who was Harry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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