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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 part does the boy have in the play?
(a) He is the suitor.
(b) He is a Japanese Lieutenant.
(c) He is the sun.
(d) He is the clown.

2. With whom does the mother eat breakfast after she feeds five others?
(a) She eats with the maids.
(b) She eats with the grandparents.
(c) She eats with her husband.
(d) She eats alone.

3. Who does the Inspector claim to be?
(a) A friend of the boy's father.
(b) A Korean teacher.
(c) A friend of the boy's uncle.
(d) The best policeman in the country.

4. What is the weather like when they are working?
(a) It is freezing.
(b) It is extremely windy.
(c) It is burning hot.
(d) It is pouring rain.

5. What happens to the boy after the class leaves?
(a) Nothing.
(b) He is sent to prison.
(c) He is sent home with a note for his parents.
(d) He is beaten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes with the boy to get a new name?

2. What does the boy decide to do?

3. What tip does the mother offer the boy regarding his ten minute speech?

4. What does the boy's sister want him to make her?

5. How does the grandmother react to the name situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unusual about the mothers visit, and how does she get time with her son?

2. Why are the people pouring rice wine on the graves?

3. Why is the morning in the household hectic? Describe the breakfast schedule.

4. What is the students' living situation like?

5. What is the boy's condition when he arrives at his home?

6. What does she come to tell the boy?

7. What happens when the students have oozing blisters?

8. Why does the father wear traditional Korean clothing and a black armband to go change his name?

9. The boy is having trouble with his collection. What is his dilemma, and with what solution does his grandmother come up?

10. How do the people in the town show the boy their support?

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