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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. Who left a teapot and note for Chongmi on the front stoop after her death?

2. In Chapter 8, what did Zauner try to focus on to help Chongmi regain some strength?

3. Who did Zauner's father collect at the airport the day before Chongmi's funeral?

4. What happened to Zauner at her mother's funeral dinner?

5. What did Kye do on her break from helping Chongmi in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Eunmi's illness and death affect Chonmi's own experience of illness?

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

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

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

10. Why was Nami so reluctant to have Chongmi go to the hospital in Korea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Zauner experience the summer trips to Seoul with her mother as a child, and how does she remember these trips as an adult? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does infidelity affect the women in Zauner's family, from Halmoni to her own mother, Chongmi? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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