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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what is one of Areum's favorite foods?
(a) Beef stew.
(b) Bread.
(c) Fried fish.
(d) Red bean shaved ice.

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

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

4. How old is Big Grandpa Jang?
(a) 80.
(b) 70.
(c) 60.
(d) 90.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What health problem does the doctor tell Areum's mother she has during pregnancy?

2. Who tells Mira he is sorry he could not lend her money?

3. How does Areum come to think of his story about his family in Chapter 8?

4. What do people call the town Daesu's store was in?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Areum think about his future when he realizes he can not be cured of his disease?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Mira say to Areum about his illness that startles him?

3. Who is Areum's best friend and what is their relationship like?

4. What is one reason Mira tells Sumi she liked Daesu so much?

5. What trade does Daesu work at for a while before Areum's birth, and how does the work go?

6. How does Mira explain her decision to have Areum and to get married to Sumi in Chapter 5?

7. Why does Daesu have to close his store?

8. What is Sumi's advice to Mira about how to work through a big problem that is bothering her in Part I?

9. In Chapter 5, what surprises Mira about her early days as a wife and mother?

10. What does Areum's mother say when he asks how her parents had so many children when they disliked each other so much?

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