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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, what does Mira give to Sumi as a gift?
(a) A designer handbag.
(b) A Nike tracksuit.
(c) A gun.
(d) A box of chocolates.

3. In Chapter 5, what does Mira tell Sumi not to complain to her own mother about?
(a) What she has made for dinner.
(b) Her allowance.
(c) Her grades.
(d) Her clothes.

4. Which of the following questions does Areum ask himself as a kind of writing prompt in Chapter 4?
(a) Why am I sick?
(b) Why does my mother still work?
(c) What does my father really think of my mother?
(d) Why do parents always look like parents, no matter how young they are?

5. What does Areum usually do when he is alone?
(a) Sing.
(b) Play piano.
(c) Eat.
(d) Read books.

6. In Chapter 4, what does Mira remind Areum to do?
(a) Eat.
(b) Pray.
(c) Take his medicine.
(d) Check his bank account.

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. Why did Daesu beat his own roommate so badly?
(a) He was masturbating without locking the door.
(b) He copied Daesu's homework.
(c) He tattled on Daesu.
(d) He stole from Daesu.

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

10. What does Daesu give to the students from his own school when they come to visit him?
(a) Money for the fare home.
(b) Bandannas.
(c) Rice.
(d) Shoes.

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

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

13. 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) He as atrial fibrillation.
(d) It is very healthy.

14. What does Mira tell Sumi about her own life plans in Chapter 5?
(a) She wants to have more children.
(b) She never really knew what she wanted to do.
(c) She wants to be a nurse.
(d) She wants to be a writer.

15. In Chapter 9, what does Areum tell his parents he wants to do?
(a) Eat more.
(b) Write a book.
(c) Go on television.
(d) Go to the beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 3, what is Daesu amazed he has to learn?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Areum note his mother's face is "layered" with?

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

4. Why did Daesu tell Mira he did not want to go back to his high school?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Areum do to the story he is writing?

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