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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mira tell Sumi about her own life plans in Chapter 5?

3. At the end of Chapter 4, what question can Areum still not figure out?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Mira want to consider as a way of getting money?

5. Why had Mira's family been worried before the birth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part I, what is Sumi's greatest worry?

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 6, why does Areum want to know so much about his parents' background?

8. What does Daesu tell Mira when she asks what his hopes are for their baby?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Areum figure out that his mother is having another baby just as he himself seems to be dying, and how does Areum handle this news? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Areum respond when people tell him that his existence is a miracle? How does Areum describe his own view of what a miracle is? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Areum stop writing his story of his family's history? How does he feel after he deletes his whole project? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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