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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What line of work did Jiyoung’s mother train for after she quit her odd jobs?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Hairdressing.
(c) Housecleaning.
(d) Babysitting.

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

3. What did Jiyoung’s teacher suggest Jiyoung do to help make things better with her desk mate?
(a) She suggested Jiyoung invite him over for dinner.
(b) She suggested Jiyoung get him back.
(c) She suggested Jiyoung ignore him.
(d) She suggested Jiyoung try to become better friends with him.

4. What did Oh Misook do when she found out she was having a third girl, which was common at that time?
(a) She told everyone she had a boy.
(b) She put her up for adoption.
(c) She had an abortion.
(d) She abandoned her baby.

5. What did Jiyoung’s father complain about, which caused her mother to quit her most lucrative odd job?
(a) She was not making enough money.
(b) She was too busy for the family.
(c) She was not taking good care of his mother.
(d) The materials being everywhere.

6. How were girls made to dress even in the winter at Jiyoung’s middle school?
(a) In shorts and t-shirts.
(b) In sneakers and shorts.
(c) In tights and dress shoes.
(d) In boots and dresses.

7. What did Oh Misook’s oldest brother do with the money they earned after college?
(a) They sent Oh Misook’s sister to school.
(b) They bought big houses and never spoke to the family.
(c) They sent their youngest brother to school.
(d) They sent Oh Misook to school.

8. Which family member helps Daehyun with the luggage when he leaves Busan in “Autumn, 2015”?
(a) Jiyoung.
(b) Suhyun.
(c) Daehyun’s mother.
(d) Suhyun’s husband.

9. What was the name of the student who asked the teacher to change the order they ate lunch?
(a) Eunyoung.
(b) Jiyoung.
(c) Yuna.
(d) Cha-young

10. How did Jiyoung’s teacher humiliate her in front of the class?
(a) She made her write what she did on the board.
(b) She scolded her and called her a liar and a thief.
(c) She made her stand on her desk the rest of the day.
(d) She made her tell the class what she did wrong.

11. What did Oh Misook do with the money she earned?
(a) Bought new clothes.
(b) Saved every penny.
(c) Bough jewelry.
(d) Ordered food.

12. Where does Jiyoung live at the start of the chapter entitled “Autumn”?
(a) Ulsan.
(b) Seoul.
(c) Cheonggyecheon.
(d) Busan.

13. Why did Eunyoung feel her brother received special treatment from their mother?
(a) Because he was the least capable.
(b) Because he was the youngest.
(c) Because he was the smartest.
(d) Because he was a boy.

14. What were girls at Jiyoung’s school made to do for the teachers that boys were not?
(a) Watch students at recess.
(b) Get coffee.
(c) Keep students in line.
(d) Run errands and help with grading.

15. Which member of the family was considered the most valuable, according to Jiyoung in the chapter entitled “Childhood”?
(a) Jiyoung.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her older sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Oh Misook apologize when she gave birth to her second daughter, Jiyoung?

2. How many children does Daehyun’s sister Suhyun have?

3. What did some of the girls in Jiyoung’s eighth grade class do to the flasher one morning before school?

4. What a was Jiyoung most excited about when her sister moved to school?

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

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