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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jiyoung hear a girl’s father did when his daughter started her period, though this was not common?
(a) He took her to the pharmacy to buy tampons.
(b) He kicked her out.
(c) He bought her a new dress.
(d) He bought her flowers.

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

3. What did Jiyoung like to do when she was five that her mother allowed, but for which her grandmother scolded her?
(a) Wear her sister’s clothes.
(b) Taste her brother’s formula.
(c) Sit on her mother’s lap.
(d) Eat her sister’s dinner.

4. What industry did Jiyoung’s father get into after he took early retirement from his job?
(a) Finance.
(b) Technology.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Food service.

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

7. What changed about Jiyoung’s middle school her during her first year?
(a) It went co-ed.
(b) It became an all boys’ school.
(c) It closed.
(d) It became an all girls’ school.

8. What strange thing happened as Jiyoung headed to the bus after getting out of cram school late one night?
(a) The bus went the wrong way.
(b) The bus was empty.
(c) A young man followed her.
(d) The bus broke down.

9. What did Jiyoung’s mother suggest Eunyoung do for school after the financial crisis created job uncertainty for her father?
(a) Get a business degree.
(b) Quit school and get a job.
(c) Become a teacher.
(d) Become a doctor.

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

11. How was lunch served at Jiyoung’s school?
(a) Boys and girls were served simultaneously.
(b) Boys were served first.
(c) Girls were served first.
(d) Students went home for lunch.

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

13. What problem did the conditions in the factories cause many worker?
(a) Respiratory issues.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) Eyesight issues.
(d) Hearing problems.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Jiyoung text to meet her at the bus stop with a phone she borrowed?

2. What students were always chosen as class monitors at Jiyoung’s school?

3. What did Jiyoung beg her teacher to do because of her issues with her desk-mate?

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

5. What did Jiyoung find it hard to do for awhile after the encounter with the young man at the bus stop?

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