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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. In Chapter 3, what is one thing Zauner never forgot about her mother?

2. Where did Zauner's boyfriend take Zauner and her parents for dinner when they visited in Philadelphia?

3. When did Zauner's mother Chongmi die?

4. Where was Zauner living in Chapter 4?

5. What did Zauner's father do in South Korea when he arrived there in 1983?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did people in Korea usually react to Zauner as a child on her visits there?

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

4. What is Zauner's perspective on the kind of child she was?

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

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

7. How did Zauner's father handle Chongmi's illness?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the experience of Chongmi's illness change, or focus, Zauner's relationship with Peter? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What time period and events does Zauner trace the beginnings of her rift with her father to? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why are Zauner's parents so against her dream of becoming a musician? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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