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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Nami start dating during Zauner's childhood?
(a) Mr. Chu.
(b) Mr. Kim.
(c) Mr. Chen.
(d) Mr. Han.

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

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

4. Where was Zauner living in Chapter 4?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New York City.
(d) Chicago.

5. What was Zauner's mother, Chongmi, doing for a living in 1983?
(a) Working as a chef.
(b) Writing graphic novels.
(c) Working at a hotel front desk.
(d) Working in customer service at a credit card company.

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

7. Who was one of Zauner's best high school friends?
(a) Gina.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Nicole.

8. What did Chongmi tell Zauner she did after Zauner's birth that is very hurtful to Zauner?
(a) Gone back to work so she did not have to spend so much time with Zauner.
(b) Had her tubes tied so she could not have more children.
(c) Had an abortion because Zauner was such a difficult child.
(d) Tried to divorce Zauner's father.

9. Who came to New York City to be with Zauner when she heard about her mother?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) James.
(c) Corrie.
(d) Peter.

10. What is the first dish Zauner made for her mother that her mother could not even taste?
(a) Kimchi.
(b) Broth.
(c) Gyeranjjim.
(d) Rice noodles.

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

12. Who was the headliner at the first real live show Zauner ever played?
(a) Karen O.
(b) Zendaya.
(c) Kurt Cobain.
(d) Maria Taylor.

13. What did Zauner's mother use to marinate short ribs at her run-down apartment in Philadelphia?
(a) 7Up and soy sauce.
(b) Bottled barbecue sauce.
(c) Mustard and vinegar.
(d) Ketchup and mustard.

14. How does Zauner's mother express her love?
(a) Through books.
(b) Through music.
(c) Through food.
(d) Through clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zauner describe her mother's attitude to housekeeping and appearance?

2. Why did the appearance of Chongmi's veins after her chemotherapy scare her?

3. What had Zauner's American grandfather done before becoming her father's father?

4. What did Zauner's father ask her to promise him when her mother began getting very ill?

5. Where did Zauner take her first music lessons?

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