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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Childhood, 1982-1994”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did a classmate get Jiyoung into trouble one day in elementary school?
(a) He told the teacher she was harassing him.
(b) He tied her shoes together and she fell.
(c) He stole her shoe and threw it.
(d) He stole her homework.

2. What did Oh Misook’s husband say when she asked what he would do if their third child was a girl?
(a) Don’t give the devil ideas.
(b) It’s impossible.
(c) I will love her just then same.
(d) Don’t say crazy things.

3. What did Oh Misook’s oldest brother do for an occupation?
(a) He was a lawyer.
(b) He was a farmer.
(c) He was a teacher.
(d) He was a doctor.

4. What part of the weather stripping job gave Oh Misook a headache?
(a) The long hours.
(b) The sound.
(c) The fumes.
(d) Staring at weather stripping for so long.

5. What work did Oh Misook’s family do before Korea became industrialized?
(a) They grew ginseng.
(b) They grew rice.
(c) The grew potatoes.
(d) They raised livestock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Oh Misook do with the money she earned?

2. What old friend does Jiyoung begin to impersonate the night Daehuyun comes home from work and they have a few beers?

3. Where does Jiyoung live at the start of the chapter entitled “Autumn”?

4. What is Jiyoung’s daughter’s name?

5. What did Oh Misook do when she saw her first child was a daughter?

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