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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 many times did Yunjae see Dora hop when he saw her in Chapter 52?
2. How many people did Dora say were on the track team in Chapter 53?
3. Who did Gon live with at first when he disappeared?
4. In Chapter 46, what did Gon do when Yunjae told him what his mother was like and her message for him?
5. How did Yunjae think that Dora looked when she stared at the school field outside the classroom window?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Yunjae start thinking about love in Chapter 50?
2. What did Gon say to Yunjae at Gon's mother's funeral?
3. How does Dr. Shim describe friendship?
4. What was Dora like at school?
5. In Chapter 43, what happened after Yunjae drops some books?
6. What did Dr. Shim and Yunjae talk about in Chapter 56?
7. How did Yunjae do in school in Chapter 54, and how did he feel about his grades?
8. How did Gon try to get Yunjae to feel something in Chapter 44?
9. What did Yunjae think kept his soul whole?
10. Who did Gon live with before his parents were found?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of Almond, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections of the novel?
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 hears a K-pop singer use the word “love” very casually. What questions does Yunjae have about love and the way people use it so casually? What is the difference between love and infatuation? What conclusion does Yunjae come to about love?
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