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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 the official name of Frank's family's store?

2. What do Brit Means's parents both do for a living?

3. What year is Frank in in high school in Chapter 1?

4. What does Frank refer to himself and the children of his parents' Korean friends as?

5. Who is the first friend Frank tells about his secret arrangement with Joy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gift does Brit Means's father give Frank in Chapter 10?

2. How does Frank's mother react to Brit Means when they first meet in Chapter 8?

3. What plan does Frank come up with so he and Joy can each date the people they want to date?

4. What does the term brainlock mean to Frank and Hanna?

5. What does Frank think of Snapstory as he describes his feelings in Chapter 14?

6. In Chapter 14, how does Frank feel telling Brit Means he loves her?

7. How would you describe Frank's relationship with his father, Frank Li Sr.?

8. How do Joy's and Frank's parents take the lie that Joy and Frank are dating?

9. What do Frank and Q often do at Lake Girlfriend, and what is Lake Girlfriend?

10. What are the two lucky numbers for the characters in names that Frank discusses in "Before We Begin," and what tradition does this belief come from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novel, why do you think Frank decides to make Frank his first official name and Sung-Mi his middle name? What significance does Yoon place on names throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Frank's father's shooting injury in Chapter 16 reveal to Frank about the problems in his and Brit's relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support them.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring how both Frank's and Joy's feelings about their plan to trick their parents by pretending they are dating each other change over the course of the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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