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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. Of what is the boy accused?

2. What happens to the boy after the class leaves?

3. How does the father react when the Inspector tries to bring him to the front of the line?

4. In what kind of drill do the upper-class school children participate?

5. What do the classmates think of the teacher who lives with them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the boy have an issue with his white rice?

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

3. How do the students get to interact with their families?

4. What is the irony of the shrine that the children have to go to weekly?

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

6. What is February like?

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

8. What decision does the boy have to make, and what does he tell the Japanese teacher?

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

10. What is the students' living situation like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The scene where the boy dragged himself to the performance is emotional on several levels. Explain how his family supported him, how he made his protest, and how he reacted emotionally when he started saying his lines. Why do you think he reacted like that?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the conditions the students worked in when making the runways. Explain why they didn't just choose to leave school.

Essay Topic 3

What was the boy expected to do on Sunday mornings that was different from what his parents had to do? What did he do that was different from the other students?

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