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

2. Why did Eunyoung feel her brother received special treatment from their mother?
(a) Because he was the youngest.
(b) Because he was the smartest.
(c) Because he was a boy.
(d) Because he was the least capable.

3. What does Jiyoung do at Chuseok after Daehyun’s mother asks if she worked too hard while she was there?
(a) She yells at Daehyun’s mother.
(b) She cries and runs off.
(c) She begins to impersonate her mother.
(d) She takes Jiwon and leaves.

4. What years are covered in the chapter entitled “Childhood”?
(a) 1985-1987.
(b) 1980-1982.
(c) 1986-1988.
(d) 1982-1984.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people lived in the small, two-bedroom apartment Jiyoung and her family lived?

2. In what type of factory did Oh Misook and her sister work together?

3. What work did Oh Misook’s family do before Korea became industrialized?

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

5. What old friend does Jiyoung begin to impersonate the night Daehuyun comes home from work and they have a few beers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Oh Misook do after finding out her third child would be a girl?

2. How were the girls who brought the flasher to the police station treated at school after the event?

3. What happened when a male classmate threw Jiyoung’s shoe in class in elementary school?

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

5. In what way did the dress code at Jiyoung’s middle school change once boys began to attend?

6. How is Jiyoung’s story about her brother’s formula an initial example of the gender inequity Jiyoung experienced?

7. How does Jiyoung react when her husband tells her he booked her an appointment with a therapist?

8. What did Daehyun think when he first began seeing his wife crying after their daughter was born?

9. What did Jiyoung’s teachers say regarding the boy in her class who picked on her?

10. How does Suhyun react to Jiyoung’s behavior at Chuseok?

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