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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 is jatjuk?

2. Where did Kye live when she traveled to Eugene to help Chongmi?

3. What did Kye do to help Chongmi in Chapter 8 regarding her appearance?

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

5. Who did Zauner meet after she fought with her father in Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 16, why did Zauner's father call her in the middle of the night in a panic?

4. What piece of Chongmi's jewelry has particular significance for Zauner?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What request did Zauner make of Peter in Chapter 10, and why did she make it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Zauner come to learn are some of her mother's own mysteries and insecurities as her mother grows more ill and eventually dies? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the sources of the problems that develop between Zauner and her mother when Zauner is young girl? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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