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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jiyoung’s mother tell Jiyoung about the grades she got compared to her siblings?
(a) She said they did not bother grading girl’s work.
(b) She said she got the best grades.
(c) She said cheated to get good grades.
(d) She said she did very poorly.

2. What did Eunyoung give to Jiyoung after she started her period?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A cloth pouch with sanitary napkins.
(c) New pants.
(d) Money for sanitary napkins.

3. Where did Oh Misook cut people’s hair?
(a) In her home.
(b) At a salon booth she rented.
(c) In their homes.
(d) On the front porch.

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

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

6. What did the boy at the bus stop accuse Jiyoung of doing in class even though she did not recognize him?
(a) Picking on him.
(b) Flirting with him.
(c) Arguing with him.
(d) Cheating off his tests.

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

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

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

10. What odd job made Oh Misook the most money while Jiyoung was growing up?
(a) Rolling weather strips.
(b) Taking out stitches.
(c) Peeling garlic.
(d) Assembling cardboard boxes.

11. What did Kim Young’s mother tell her she had once wanted to do for work in Chapter 2?
(a) Cut hair.
(b) Teach.
(c) Open a restaurant.
(d) Write books.

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

13. What did Jiyoung find it hard to do for awhile after the encounter with the young man at the bus stop?
(a) Go on dates.
(b) Where short skirts.
(c) Smile or make eye contact with strangers.
(d) Talk to her father.

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

15. What holiday do Daehyun and Jiyoung go to his parents for in “Autumn, 2015”?
(a) Chuseok.
(b) New Year.
(c) Hangul Day.
(d) Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prior to September 8, 2015, Daehyun noticed his wife doing what for no reason, but chalked it up to a new mother’s exhaustion?

2. What part of the weather stripping job gave Oh Misook a headache?

3. What was Jiyoung’s occupation before having her daughter?

4. What did the woman who helped Jiyoung tell say when her father apologized for not being able to offer her cab fare?

5. What did Jiyoung feel her mother felt in regards to her starting her period?

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