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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which member of the family did Koh Boonsoon feel was taking care of her?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her grandson.
(c) Her daughter-in-law.
(d) Her granddaughter.

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

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

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

6. In what city did Oh Misook and her sister go to work according to Chapter 2?
(a) Cheonggyecheon.
(b) Seoul.
(c) Incheon.
(d) Busan.

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

8. What did Jiyoung’s mother tell her when Jiyoung expressed concern they could not afford her college tuition?
(a) You will not be able to go to college.
(b) Get a job now so you can help.
(c) We’re rich.
(d) Get in now, worry later.

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

10. What did Oh Misook’s youngest brother do for work after college?
(a) He was a farmer.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a teacher.
(d) He did not work.

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

12. 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 there were far more great guys.
(b) She said to stay away from men.
(c) She said it was a shame.
(d) She said she should not take the bus.

13. Which family member becomes upset when Jiyoung says that she spends all of her holidays in Busan with Daehyun’s family?
(a) Daehyun’s mother.
(b) Daehyun’s sister.
(c) Daehyun’s father.
(d) Daehyun.

14. Who does Jiyoung impersonate the day her husband notices she is behaving strangely?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her mother.
(d) His sister.

15. How many siblings did Oh Misook have?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jiyoung’s father complain about, which caused her mother to quit her most lucrative odd job?

2. Who is it said worked tirelessly to raise four sons while her husband never worked a day in his life?

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

4. What line of work did Jiyoung’s mother train for after she quit her odd jobs?

5. What were girls at Jiyoung’s school made to do for the teachers that boys were not?

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