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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 are Yunjae's favorite type of almonds?

2. Who came to school in Chapter 25, and talked to Yunjae's homeroom teacher to clear up rumors about him?

3. How many died the day that Yunjae's mother and grandmother died?

4. Where does Yunjae remember going when his mother forgot to pick him up from school?

5. In Chapter 23, what grade did Yunjae finish?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, why had Yunjae's mother been worried about him for a long time?

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

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

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

6. How did Yunjae's father die?

7. How did Yunjae describe his mother?

8. Who was Yun Kwonho, and what did he want from Yunjae?

9. When Yunjae was six and his mother forgot to pick him up from kindergarten, what did he see?

10. What did doctors discover is wrong with Yunjae?

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

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Yunjae is diagnosed with alexithymia. What is alexithymia? How does it affect Yunjae’s life? Why does it interfere with his ability to socialize and make friends?

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