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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food did Zauner's mother almost always make before she visited?
(a) Marinated short ribs.
(b) Cake.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Pork chops.

2. What did Zauner and Chongmi often do at the Korean spa?
(a) Swim.
(b) Get pedicures.
(c) Get their faces done with makeup.
(d) Get scrubs.

3. What word do Korean women use to refer to their older sisters and close women friends who are older?
(a) Unni.
(b) Frani.
(c) Rumi.
(d) Umma.

4. What bar did Zauner's father often go to after work?
(a) O'Brien's.
(b) The Corner.
(c) Highlands.
(d) Jarand's.

5. Where did Zauner go to college?
(a) Bryn Mawr.
(b) Yale.
(c) University of Chicago.
(d) Michigan State University.

6. How old was Zauner when her mother was diagnosed with cancer?
(a) 18.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

7. What hairstyle does Chongmi have her hair cut into in Chapter 6?
(a) A pixie.
(b) A pageboy.
(c) A mohawk.
(d) She shaves her head.

8. What did Zauner call her grandmother in Korea?
(a) Umma.
(b) Nami.
(c) Halmoni.
(d) Eunmi.

9. Why did Zauner's mother tell her she should never have let her take guitar lessons?
(a) Because she said Zauner was never really good at music.
(b) Because she said Zauner is not pretty enough to be a star.
(c) Because she said Zauner would have been a better athlete.
(d) Because she said Zauner should be focused on looking at colleges, not her music.

10. What did Zauner's father ask her to promise him when her mother began getting very ill?
(a) She would lend him money.
(b) She would get married soon.
(c) She would go if they started fighting.
(d) She would be there for him.

11. Who was the first person Zauner dated that her mother ever liked?
(a) Peter.
(b) Henry.
(c) Ian.
(d) Duncan.

12. Where did Zauner plan to spend the summer in Chapter 6?
(a) New York City.
(b) Eugene.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Chicago.

13. How did Zauner feel about her mother's ability to keep secrets?
(a) She hated her mother for this.
(b) She was happy for her mother that it was easy for her mother to do this.
(c) She was suspicious of her mother for this.
(d) She envied and feared her mother for this.

14. Which friend of Chongmi's becomes a regular caregiver for her in Chapter 6?
(a) Rami.
(b) Florence.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Kye.

15. Who was the drummer in Zauner's band?
(a) Duncan.
(b) Ian.
(c) Henry.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Zauner realize about a pair of cowboy boots Zauner's mother shipped her in college?

2. What does the "H" in "H Mart" stand for?

3. What did Kye make for Chongmi that Chongmi's mother liked in Chapter 8?

4. Which instrument did Zauner take up first in childhood?

5. Who was Zauner's band's bass player?

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