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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. How old is Big Grandpa Jang?

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

3. How old are Areum's parents when they have him?

4. Where did Areum mostly learn how to talk?

5. How does Areum feel about not being able to go to school any longer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Areum want a laptop?

4. Why does Daesu have to close his store?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why does Areum become so interested in writing down a version of his family's history? What does the writing project mean to him, and why does he keep it a secret? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Kim highlight and address the problems related to Areum's family's financial problems and debts due to Areum's medical condition? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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