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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is it said worked tirelessly to raise four sons while her husband never worked a day in his life?
(a) Jiyoung’s mother.
(b) Jiyoung’s aunt.
(c) Jiyoung’s sister.
(d) Jiyoung’s grandmother.

2. How does Jiyoung say she had been feeling at the end of “Autumn, 2015”?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Outstanding.
(c) Blue and enervated.
(d) Irate.

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

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

5. Which member of the family cooked for Koh Bonsoon and did her laundry?
(a) Jiyoung’s brother.
(b) Kim Eunyoung.
(c) Oh Misook.
(d) Kim Jiyoung.

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

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

8. What is Jiyoung’s daughter’s name?
(a) Daehyun.
(b) Jiwon.
(c) Suhyun.
(d) Seungyeon.

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

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

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

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

13. What did Jiyoung’s father do when they got home the night that she was followed off the bus?
(a) He scolded her and said it was her fault.
(b) He taught her how to fight.
(c) He apologized to her.
(d) He hugged her.

14. 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 to everyone.
(c) She said he was mean because he liked her.
(d) She said he was not mean to anyone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Suhyun live?

2. How did Eunyoung feel about her mother’s suggestion she consider a different job after the financial crisis hit?

3. Why did Jiyoung think it was funny when her mother told her the job she had wanted to do when she was young?

4. What did Jiyoung do for the first time while out with her sister on graduation day?

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

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