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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. What do Mira's friends ask to do when they come to visit her before she has the baby?

2. What does Areum ask his mother to do in Chapter 4 that upsets her?

3. What has Areum heard people say about listening when you are older?

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

5. Why did the nurses roll their eyes at Daesu when Areum was born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Areum's grandfather on his mother's side dislike his father Daesu from the beginning?

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

3. In Chapter 7, what new complication do Areum's doctors tell him about that is very upsetting for him?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Areum love books so much?

10. Why does Areum's mother bind her stomach for a time during her pregnancy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kim describe Areum's awareness of his parents' struggles with his illness? What does Areum eventually tell his mother about his recollection of the brief time when she left him and Daesu? 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 Mira tell Sumi she got together with Daesu, and what does this conversation in Chapter 5 between the two old friends reveal about the gulf in life experiences and paths between them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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