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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which family member was in charge of getting Jiyoung ready for school when she was in elementary school?
(a) Her younger brother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Eunyoung.
(d) Her grandmother.

2. What did Koh Bonsoon tell Jiyoung’s mother she had to have at least two of in her life?
(a) Husbands.
(b) Daughters.
(c) Sons.
(d) Children.

3. What does Jiyoung do at Chuseok after Daehyun’s mother asks if she worked too hard while she was there?
(a) She takes Jiwon and leaves.
(b) She cries and runs off.
(c) She yells at Daehyun’s mother.
(d) She begins to impersonate her mother.

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

5. What issue did Kim Jiyoung encounter in elementary school?
(a) A male desk-mate harassed her.
(b) She made no friends.
(c) She could not sit still.
(d) Her teacher did not like her.

6. What did the woman who helped Jiyoung at the bus stop say after she said that here were a lot of crazy guys out there?
(a) She said it was a shame.
(b) She said to stay away from men.
(c) She said there were far more great guys.
(d) She said she should not take the bus.

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

8. Which family members were considered to be the ones to “bring honor and prosperity to the family” (25)?
(a) Sons.
(b) Wives.
(c) Husbands.
(d) Daughters.

9. 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) Jiyoung thought mothers could only be mothers.
(d) She did not think her mother could read.

10. How many years younger than Jiyoung his her brother?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

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

12. What did Jiyoung do for the first time while out with her sister on graduation day?
(a) Drive.
(b) Steal something.
(c) Kiss a boy.
(d) Get drunk.

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

14. What years are covered in the chapter entitled “Childhood”?
(a) 1985-1987.
(b) 1980-1982.
(c) 1982-1984.
(d) 1986-1988.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What odd job made Oh Misook the most money while Jiyoung was growing up?

2. What happened to the female students in Jiyoung’s eight hgrade class who ran to the window to see the flasher?

3. How many siblings did Jiyoung have?

4. What did Jiyoung’s mother do or say to her when she found out she had started her period?

5. Where does Suhyun live?

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