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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What old friend does Jiyoung begin to impersonate the night Daehuyun comes home from work and they have a few beers?
(a) Cha Jung.
(b) Cha Jiyoung.
(c) Cha Seungyeon.
(d) Kim Cha.

2. What did Oh Misook do when she saw her first child was a daughter?
(a) She told her husband she wanted to put her up for adoption.
(b) She said she would pretend she was a boy.
(c) She said she was happy to have a girl.
(d) She cried and apologized to her mother-in-law.

3. Who was known to stand outside of the classroom Jiyoung was assigned to for eighth grade for years?
(a) A police officer.
(b) The former principal.
(c) A flasher.
(d) A homeless man.

4. What students were always chosen as class monitors at Jiyoung’s school?
(a) Girls.
(b) Older students.
(c) Younger students.
(d) Boys.

5. How did Eunyoung feel about her mother’s suggestion she consider a different job after the financial crisis hit?
(a) She felt her mother was being selfish.
(b) She thought it was a great idea.
(c) She said her mother did not think she could do well as a television producer.
(d) She felt she was suggesting that job because she was a woman.

6. What was Jiyoung’s occupation before having her daughter?
(a) Writing.
(b) Marketing.
(c) Hospitality.
(d) IT.

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

8. Why did Jiyoung think it was funny when her mother told her the job she had wanted to do when she was young?
(a) She thought her mother would have been terrible at that job.
(b) She thought she would not make any money.
(c) She did not think her mother could read.
(d) Jiyoung thought mothers could only be mothers.

9. Why did many factory workers send money home to their families?
(a) To buy food.
(b) To pay for male siblings' education.
(c) To pay rent.
(d) To save it for their own education.

10. In what type of factory did Oh Misook and her sister work together?
(a) Automobile
(b) Seafood.
(c) Textile.
(d) Chocolate.

11. What problem did the conditions in the factories cause many worker?
(a) Respiratory issues.
(b) Eyesight issues.
(c) Hearing problems.
(d) Arthritis.

12. What did Jiyoung’s teacher say to her about the boy who was mean to her in class?
(a) She said he was not mean to anyone.
(b) She said he was mean to everyone.
(c) She said mean guys are cool.
(d) She said he was mean because he liked her.

13. How many people lived in the small, two-bedroom apartment Jiyoung and her family lived?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

14. What year did the Korean financial crisis occur?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1985.
(c) 2005.
(d) 1994.

15. What did Jiyoung feel her mother felt in regards to her starting her period?
(a) That her baby was all grown up.
(b) She was afraid her brother would find out.
(c) She was afraid she would get pregnant.
(d) That it was a shameful secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Jiyoung text to meet her at the bus stop with a phone she borrowed?

2. Who told Jiyoung’s mother that she had started her period?

3. Where does Suhyun live?

4. Who is the author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982?

5. What issue did Kim Jiyoung encounter in elementary school?

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