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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Areum say he does not hang out with kids his own age?
(a) His mother does not let him.
(b) He is too sick.
(c) He does not have much in common with them.
(d) He does.

2. Why does Areum wait so long to write back to the emailer he is intrigued by?
(a) He is too sick.
(b) His parents make him promise not to write to her.
(c) He is afraid.
(d) He is angry.

3. Why does Seoha say it took her so long to write back to Areum in the end of Chapter 19?
(a) She had a second major surgery.
(b) She was traveling.
(c) Her cat died.
(d) Her father took her computer away.

4. Who is the writer for the television program in Chapter 10?
(a) Soo.
(b) Jae.
(c) Park Narae.
(d) Sumi.

5. What does Little Grandpa Jang tell Areum about girls?
(a) Girls will take care of you.
(b) He may think he is in charge, but really, the girls are.
(c) Girls are great.
(d) Girls are better than boys.

6. What does Seoha say she and Areum have in common?
(a) A love of reading.
(b) Illness.
(c) A love of gum.
(d) A love of grass.

7. What story does Daesu tell about first learning Areum was sick?
(a) He will always remember crying for the first time.
(b) He will always remember cursing God.
(c) He will always remember the other parents at the restaurant rolling a cup to and from their baby.
(d) He will always remember picking flowers.

8. In Chapter 14, what is the outcome of the television program?
(a) Areum's extended family hates it.
(b) It makes less money than anyone anticipated.
(c) It is never aired.
(d) It makes more money than anyone anticipated.

9. What happens to delay Seungchan's and Narae's exit from Areum's neighborhood in Chapter 10?
(a) There is a bad snowstorm.
(b) There is a robbery.
(c) There is a flood.
(d) Their car gets blocked in.

10. In Chapter 16, who does Areum admit to himself is really his only friend?
(a) Jae.
(b) Big Grandpa Jang.
(c) Lee.
(d) Little Grandpa Jang.

11. What favor does Areum ask Little Grandpa Jang in the end of Chapter 16?
(a) To buy him cocaine.
(b) To buy him a bike.
(c) To buy him soju.
(d) To buy him beer.

12. What games did Areum sometimes play after hospital visits in his youth?
(a) Grand Theft Auto.
(b) Rumble.
(c) Sackboy.
(d) Tetris.

13. What does Little Grandpa Jang say his wish is?
(a) To make his father proud.
(b) To die without really being ill.
(c) To find a way to cheat death.
(d) To get a good job.

14. What is the name of the program Areum is appearing on?
(a) These Times.
(b) The Children.
(c) Cases.
(d) Hope For Our Neighbors.

15. What question does Areum ask Little Grandpa Jang in Chapter 16 that makes him mad?
(a) Whether he was really a Grandpa.
(b) Whether he liked his job.
(c) Whether he was ever in love.
(d) Whether he was always this smart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Seungchan say his son spends all his days doing?

2. In Chapter 17, what does Areum write to Seoha thanking her for?

3. What does Seoha send to Areum in her last email to him in Chapter 19?

4. Who comes to visit Areum in Chapter 18?

5. In Chapter 10, who is the producer of the show Areum wants to go on?

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