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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. What did Jiyoung hear a girl’s father did when his daughter started her period, though this was not common?
2. Who is it said worked tirelessly to raise four sons while her husband never worked a day in his life?
3. 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?
4. What did Eunyoung say when Jiyoung wondered why they do not sell painkillers specifically for menstrual cramps?
5. Which family member helps Daehyun with the luggage when he leaves Busan in “Autumn, 2015”?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Eunyoung complained to her mother that her brother was treated better at home what did her mother say?
2. How did Jiyoung’s mother react when she found out Jiyoung had started her period?
3. Who was praised for being the responsible child who brought honor to Oh Misook’s family?
4. What did Daehyun think when he first began seeing his wife crying after their daughter was born?
5. How does Suhyun react to Jiyoung’s behavior at Chuseok?
6. Where did Kim Jiyoung live as a child and with whom?
7. What did Jiyoung tell her husband when she was speaking as though she was her college friend, Cha Seungyeon?
8. How were abortion laws in Korea described in the chapter “Childhood”?
9. What did Jiyoung’s teachers say regarding the boy in her class who picked on her?
10. How did Oh Misook support her family when Jiyoung was a child?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the ways a lifetime of systemic misogyny impacts the female psyche.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Throughout the novel there is a feeling that things are improving for women in Korea, though there is still much work to be done. Write an essay exploring the ways in which women saw improvements in gender inequality. Explain what the improvements were (i.e. the school dress codes) and why there is still work to be done.
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