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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 color hat was Yunjae's grandmother wearing when he met her?

2. Who was the first person that tried to stop the man who killed Yunjae's mother and grandmother?

3. How old was Dr. Shim in Chapter 21?

4. How many days after Yunjae's birthday was the funeral for the victims?

5. In Chapter 26, how long did Yun Kwonho think that it would be before his wife died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Yunjae's mother's condition after the attack?

2. Why did the man massacre people on Christmas eve?

3. What happened the day that Yunjae's grandmother and mother were killed?

4. How did kids react when they learned that Yunjae's mother and grandmother were killed during the Christmas murder?

5. What rumors were started about Yunjae when he said he felt nothing when his grandmother was killed during the Christmas murder?

6. What did Yunjae think of Gon when he first came to school?

7. In Chapter 7, how did Mother tried to teach Yunjae to react properly to situations?

8. Where did Yunjae go and what did he do when he found a boy that had been beaten?

9. What did Dr. Shim do when there were so many complaints and comments about Yunjae?

10. What happened when Yunjae was waiting for the waiter to refill the candy basket with plum-flavored candies at the restaurant where he celebrated his birthday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 2

Yunjae mentions this quote on page 122, “There is no such person who can’t be saved. There are only people who give up on trying to save others.” What does Yunjae think the quote means? How does the quote relate to Gon? Does it relate to other characters?

Essay Topic 3

Yunjae and Gon get to know one another. Why is their relationship rocky at first? How does their relationship change and why?

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