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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Areum do to the story he is writing?
(a) Reads it to his mother.
(b) Sends it to a publisher.
(c) Reads it to Sumi.
(d) Scans it with a critical eye.

2. In Chapter 7, what does Areum think about a cure?
(a) There is a cure for him, but it is too expensive.
(b) He knows he cannot be cured.
(c) He hopes for a cure.
(d) He has tried the one cure for his disease, and it failed.

3. Who is the president of Areum's mother's class at school?
(a) Jae.
(b) Sumi.
(c) Remi.
(d) Seungchan.

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

5. Who did Areum's grandfather not like from the beginning?
(a) Daesu.
(b) Choi.
(c) Jae.
(d) Henry.

6. Why does Daesu hesitate to open his own Tae Kwon Do studio?
(a) He hates Tae Kwon Do.
(b) He does not want to impinge on his friend's own studio.
(c) He has injured himself too much.
(d) He does not really know Tae Kwon Do.

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) No one is really devoted to his parents.
(d) Daesu was never devoted to his own parents.

8. How does Areum come to think of his story about his family in Chapter 8?
(a) As a gift for Little Grandpa Jang.
(b) As a gift to his parents.
(c) As a way to become famous.
(d) As a gift to himself.

9. What does Areum ask his mother to do in Chapter 4 that upsets her?
(a) Knock before coming into his room.
(b) Pray with him.
(c) Take money from his account to pay for treatments.
(d) Make him a special cake.

10. What personal question does Sumi ask Mira in Chapter 5?
(a) If she is going to go back to school.
(b) Whether she is really happy.
(c) Why she fell for Daesu.
(d) If she is going to have another baby.

11. What does Mira say when Areum asks if his father was her first love?
(a) Yes.
(b) She does not remember.
(c) Maybe.
(d) No.

12. Where did Areum mostly learn how to talk?
(a) With his father's family.
(b) His mother's family home.
(c) His music class.
(d) His school.

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

14. What does Daesu work at briefly before Areum is born?
(a) Construction.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Law.
(d) Medicine.

15. What happened when Daesu was so exhausted after work that he told Mira she could never tell anyone about?
(a) He ate an expired egg.
(b) He fell asleep standing up.
(c) He wet the bed.
(d) He crashed his car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Areum think is one reason people have children?

2. How did Mira treat Areum when he was a baby?

3. What does Daesu say he wants for Areum?

4. What does Daesu do with the money in Chapter 3?

5. At the end of Chapter 8, what does Areum do to his story?

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