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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's father ask her to bring to him when he called her, panicked, in Chapter 16?

2. In the game in Chapter 9, what did the monkey represent?

3. What made eating especially difficult for Chongmi in Chapter 8?

4. What did Eunmi tell Chongmi she wished for Chongmi to do after Eunmi's own death?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Zauner select the adjective "lovely" for her mother's gravestone?

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

3. In Chapter 15, how did the trip to Vietnam between Zauner and her father go?

4. Who left a gift and note for Chongmi on the front steps shortly after she died?

5. How did Zauner feel about working with her mother on her wedding arrangements?

6. When Chongmi realized she did not have much time left, what did she ask Zauner to do with her?

7. What did Zauner do to help her father after his car accident in Chapter 16?

8. What did Zauner think of Chongmi's artwork, viewing it after Chongmi's death?

9. What happened to Zauner at the restaurant meal following her mother's funeral?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens between Zauner and her father following Chongmi's death, and how does Zauner react to the shift in their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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

Why does Chongmi insist on only doing a few rounds of chemotherapy before deciding whether to continue or quit, and how does her family react to this decision? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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