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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which family members were considered to be the ones to “bring honor and prosperity to the family” (25)?
2. What does Jiyoung do at Chuseok after Daehyun’s mother asks if she worked too hard while she was there?
3. What part of the weather stripping job gave Oh Misook a headache?
4. What was the name of the student who asked the teacher to change the order they ate lunch?
5. Who did Jiyoung text to meet her at the bus stop with a phone she borrowed?
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 Oh Misook and her sister do with the money they earned in the factory in Cheonggyecheon?
3. What did Daehyun think when he first began seeing his wife crying after their daughter was born?
4. What did Jiyoung’s mother suggest her sister do for school after the financial crisis hit Korea in 1997?
5. How were the girls who brought the flasher to the police station treated at school after the event?
6. When Eunyoung complained to her mother that her brother was treated better at home what did her mother say?
7. Where did Kim Jiyoung live as a child and with whom?
8. Which of Oh Misook’s odd jobs paid the best, and why did she give it up?
9. When did Jiyong’s unusual behavior begin, and what did she do?
10. How were abortion laws in Korea described in the chapter “Childhood”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and theme of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about how Jiyoung and her mother’s relationship changes over the course of the novel, particularly after Jiyoung has her child. What does Jiyoung learn about her mother and how does this knowledge impact her view of her mother?
Essay Topic 3
After reading the novel, write an essay analyzing whether the narrator of Kim Jiyoung is a reliable narrator or not. Explain the thematic significance the narrator has on the text and why the author chose this narrator.
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