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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. Where did Zauner plan to spend the summer in Chapter 6?

2. Why did Zauner's father think Zauner's boyfriend would not actually go through with going to the Korean spa?

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

4. What did the women in Zauner's family often play together in Korea?

5. Where was Zauner living in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Zauner the year she turns 25?

2. How does Zauner remember her grandmother, Halmoni?

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

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

5. When and why did Zauner's relationship with her father start to sour?

6. What advice did Chongmi give Zauner about love when Zauner was a young girl?

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

8. What attitude did Zauner's parents have towards food?

9. How does Zauner feel about having grown up in suburban/rural Oregon?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Zauner feel about her mother, her music, and her future during her last trip to Korea - with her now-successful band - right before the book ends? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why do people in Korea compliment Zauner when she visits there as a child, and how do the compliments, and the reasons behind them, make her feel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What is Zauner's experience of growing up as a mixed-race child of Korean heritage in America? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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