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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Zauner's mother call to tell her in Chapter 4?
(a) She had cancerous tumor.
(b) She was in a car accident.
(c) She had a stroke.
(d) She had a heart attack.

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

3. What did Kye make for Chongmi that Chongmi's mother liked in Chapter 8?
(a) Congee.
(b) Kongguksu.
(c) Rice noodles.
(d) Jiyangu.

4. Why did the appearance of Chongmi's veins after her chemotherapy scare her?
(a) They looked black.
(b) They looked blue.
(c) They looked green.
(d) They looked yellow.

5. Which of the following friends came to visit Chongmi in Chapter 8?
(a) Rami.
(b) Hanmi.
(c) Janet.
(d) LA Kim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Zauner sometimes go in Chapter 9 on breaks from helping care for her mother?

2. What did Zauner call her grandmother in Korea?

3. How old was Zauner when her mother was diagnosed with cancer?

4. How did Zauner feel about her mother's ability to keep secrets?

5. What was the name of Zauner's parents' dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Zauner often feel angry in Chapter 1?

2. Why does Zauner find herself crying in H Mart in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 5, why did Zauner's father tell her Chongmi did not want Zauner to come to her doctor's visit?

4. How does Zauner remember her grandmother, Halmoni?

5. What band and singer impacted Zauner the most strongly when she was just getting into music?

6. In Chapter 5, what is one of the most hurtful things Chongmi told Zauner during their difficult years?

7. In Chapter 6, why was it so important to Zauner to be a good caregiver to her mother?

8. What role did Nicole and Colette play in Zauner's life as a teenager?

9. Why did Zauner feel that her mother pressured her when she was a child and adolescent?

10. How did Zauner feel about spending six weeks in Korea every other summer as a child?

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