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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. Where did Zauner and her parents stay when they traveled to Korea in Chapter 10?

2. Why did Kye leave in anger in Chapter 12?

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

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

5. What hypothetical story did Eunmi once propose to Zauner as a game?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do food and cooking, in general, play in Zauner's relationship with her mother throughout her life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Zauner feel so insistent that she must act as the "perfect" caregiver to her mother through her final illness? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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