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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 8, where does Areum most often go on errands?
(a) The next town over.
(b) The library.
(c) The pool hall.
(d) The corner store.

4. How did Mira treat Areum when he was a baby?
(a) She was indifferent to him.
(b) She was angry all the time.
(c) She was devoted and loving.
(d) She was scared of him.

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

6. What does Areum's mother think Daesu's pros and cons are?
(a) He is mean, but also too mean.
(b) He is serious, but also too serious.
(c) He is nice, and also too nice.
(d) He is funny, but also too funny.

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

8. What is wrong with Areum's heart in Chapter 7?
(a) He has low blood flow in one artery.
(b) It continues to degrade.
(c) It is very healthy.
(d) He as atrial fibrillation.

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

10. At the end of Chapter 8, what does Areum do to his story?
(a) Sends it to a publisher.
(b) Reads it to his father.
(c) Changes it entirely.
(d) Deletes it.

11. In Chapter 8, what does Mira want to consider as a way of getting money?
(a) Having Areum go on a television show.
(b) Selling her blood.
(c) Selling her eggs.
(d) Selling their house.

12. What do Mira's friends ask to do when they come to visit her before she has the baby?
(a) Cook for her.
(b) Dance.
(c) Touch her stomach.
(d) Do her hair.

13. Where does Areum's mother tell his father about her pregnancy?
(a) A museum.
(b) A cafe.
(c) The law firm.
(d) School.

14. Who does Areum call "Daddy" in Chapter 5?
(a) Any man around.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) Only his father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Areum turn in Chapter 2?

2. When would Daesu often try to talk to Mira in Chapter 3?

3. Who is the president of Areum's mother's class at school?

4. What does Areum tell his parents he wants as a gift in Chapter 2?

5. Where was Areum's mother's high school located?

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