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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 did Yun Kwonho teach?

2. What did Yunjae's father do for a living?

3. What was on the second story of Yunjae's bookstore and apartment?

4. Who was the only survivor of the attack outside the restaurant?

5. What was Yunjae's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Yunjae describe his mother?

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

5. How did Granny feel when her daughter feel in love?

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

7. What did Mother and Yunjae blame for his condition?

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

9. What was Mother's advice for Yunjae at school?

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

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 2

A man attacks and kills people on Christmas Eve. How does the attack affect Yunjae? How does he learn to deal with the tragedy?

Essay Topic 3

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult or easier?

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