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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Daesu's father do when he finds out about Areum's mother's pregnancy?
(a) He makes dinner.
(b) He makes him dig a hole in the backyard.
(c) He beats Daesu.
(d) He kicks him out of the house.

2. How does Areum feel about not being able to go to school any longer?
(a) Angry.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

3. Why does Areum want to leave the hospital more quickly than his mother does?
(a) He needs to go to the bathroom.
(b) People starting at him make him uncomfortable.
(c) He needs to sleep.
(d) He needs to eat.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 3, what is Daesu amazed he has to learn?
(a) How to hold a newborn.
(b) How to do construction.
(c) How to cook.
(d) How to make tea.

5. When did Areum start to age rapidly?
(a) Age 7.
(b) Age 2.
(c) Age 10.
(d) Age 3.

6. Where was Areum's mother's high school located?
(a) The Ripper.
(b) The Stick.
(c) The Zone.
(d) The Market.

7. What does Daesu tell Areum about being devoted to one's parents?
(a) Areum should always put his parents first.
(b) Daesu does not want Areum to feel he has to take care of his parents.
(c) Daesu was never devoted to his own parents.
(d) No one is really devoted to his parents.

8. Who is Areum's neighbor that he hangs out with a lot?
(a) Big Grandpa Jang.
(b) Jae.
(c) Kindo.
(d) Little Grandpa Jang.

9. In Chapter 4, what does Areum note his mother's face is "layered" with?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Exhaustion.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Grief.

10. Who tells Mira he is sorry he could not lend her money?
(a) Sumi.
(b) One of Areum's uncles.
(c) Little Grandpa Jang.
(d) Jae.

11. In Chapter 4, what recurring dream does Mira have?
(a) That she is swimming and can not save Areum from drowning.
(b) That she is pregnant.
(c) That she is jumping on a trampoline.
(d) That she is swept away in a hurricane.

12. What was the problem with Areum's family's desktop computer?
(a) It did not have a keyboard.
(b) It was very slow and everyone wanted to use it.
(c) It was too fast.
(d) It was always having security breaches.

13. In Chapter 8, who does Areum bump into at the corner store?
(a) His father.
(b) Big Grandpa Jang.
(c) His brother.
(d) Little Grandpa Jang.

14. When did Areum first say "Mama"?
(a) When he was 7.
(b) Well after his first birthday.
(c) When he was 6 months old.
(d) When he was 3.

15. How many children does Areum's grandmother have?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Areum's grandfather receive compensation from?

2. In Chapter 8, what does Areum overhear his parents talking about?

3. What does Areum think of his mother's stories about her youth?

4. What is wrong with Areum's heart in Chapter 7?

5. At the end of Chapter 8, what does Mira feel guilty about?

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