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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. Why did Kye leave in anger in Chapter 12?

2. What did the doctor in Korea give Chongmi as a gift when she left the hospital?

3. In Chapter 13, what did Chongmi struggle with in her last days?

4. Who did Zauner invite to take some of her mother's clothes?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is Zauner's experience of growing up as a mixed-race child of Korean heritage in America? 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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