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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. What did Zauner ask Kye to teach her to do?

2. What did Zauner find that her mother had saved that really touched Zauner emotionally?

3. What did Zauner realize watching her father interact with hospital staff in Korea?

4. What word did Zauner say to her mother in the throes of her own grief in Chapter 13?

5. Where did Zauner and Peter briefly work together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened on Zauner's trip with her parents in Chapter 10?

2. Why was Zauner particularly annoyed at Kye in Chapter 12?

3. What kind of relationship did Zauner have with Eunmi, her aunt?

4. What did Zauner's father give her of her mother's right after her mother's death?

5. What did Kye do while Zauner drove Chongmi to an appointment that Zauner took as a further sign of Kye's possessiveness?

6. In Chapter 13, what was particularly hard for Zauner to see her mother experience?

7. What event clarified Zauner's feelings for Peter, and vice versa?

8. What tensions arose when Kye came to stay with the Zauners?

9. How did Chongmi change after Eunmi's death?

10. What did the reason for Kye's departure in Chapter 12 appear to be to Zauner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Zauner explain her experiences of grief, both before and after her mother's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

In what ways does Zauner's father tell her when she is still a teenager that the two of them are alike, and how does Zauner react? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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