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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. What is Sumi's biggest problem in Chapter 1?
(a) Her mother's illness.
(b) Her skin disease.
(c) Her falling class rank.
(d) Her lack of money.

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

3. What happens to Areum's parents' village eventually?
(a) It flourishes and becomes a tourist destination.
(b) It is hit by a hurricane.
(c) It is submerged underwater.
(d) It goes bankrupt.

4. Why does Areum want to leave the hospital more quickly than his mother does?
(a) People starting at him make him uncomfortable.
(b) He needs to go to the bathroom.
(c) He needs to sleep.
(d) He needs to eat.

5. Who tells Mira he is sorry he could not lend her money?
(a) One of Areum's uncles.
(b) Little Grandpa Jang.
(c) Sumi.
(d) Jae.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what is one of Areum's oldest habits?

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

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

4. What happened when Daesu was so exhausted after work that he told Mira she could never tell anyone about?

5. What question does Daesu ask Mira about babies' dreams in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the end of Chapter 8, what does Areum hear his parents discussing as a way to make some money for his hospital bills?

2. What disease does Areum have and how does it affect him?

3. What is Little Grandpa Jang's complaint against Big Grandpa Jang in Chapter 4?

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

5. What does Areum notice about his parents' stories of the early life of their family?

6. What is a constant worry for Areum's parents that they try to hide from him as much as possible?

7. Why does Mira take her time walking with Areum in public, even when he wants to hurry sometimes?

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

9. How does Areum's grandfather help Daesu try to start a better life in Chapter 3?

10. What is Daesu's first reaction when Mira tells him about her pregnancy?

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