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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Suhyun live?
(a) Busan.
(b) Japan.
(c) Seoul.
(d) China.

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

3. Who did Eunyoung complain was the only person in the house who did not lift a finger in the Chapter “Adolescence”?
(a) Jiyoung.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Jiyoung born?

2. What was the name of the student who asked the teacher to change the order they ate lunch?

3. Which family member becomes upset when Jiyoung says that she spends all of her holidays in Busan with Daehyun’s family?

4. Where did Jiyoung’s brother sleep despite having his own bedroom after their grandmother died?

5. How did the woman on the bus come to Jiyoung’s rescue when she was confronted by the kid from her class?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Koh Bonsoon credit for the fact that she was taken care of in her old age, despite Jiyoung’s mother doing all the work?

2. What did her sister say when Jiyoung wondered why there was not a pill just for cramps?

3. How did Jiyoung react when her mother told her she had once wanted to be a teacher?

4. How were abortion laws in Korea described in the chapter “Childhood”?

5. What did Jiyoung tell her husband when she was speaking as though she was her college friend, Cha Seungyeon?

6. How did Oh Misook support her family when Jiyoung was a child?

7. What did Jiyoung’s mothers say when Jiyoung expressed concern that her family would not be able to afford college tuition for her?

8. What did Jiyoung’s father do after accepting early retirement from his place of employment during the financial crisis in Korea?

9. How did Jiyoung's father react after Jiyoung was followed on the bus by a young man who accused her of flirting with him?

10. What does Daehyun do as soon as they return to Seoul after Jiyoung’s behavior at Chuseok?

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