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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. Where does Daesu say he works when he is asked by the television crew in Chapter 12?
2. Why does Seoha say it took her so long to write back to Areum in the end of Chapter 19?
3. What does Areum want to wear during the interview that the producers tell him to take off?
4. Why does Areum say he cannot visit the place he most wants to visit in Chapter 10?
5. What is Areum's reply when Narae asks him what it is like to be old?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Areum describe how he felt when he first got Lee Seoha's email?
2. In Chapter 17, what change does Areum notice in his mother?
3. In Chapter 14, what was the financial result of the television program for Areum's family?
4. In Chapter 16, what does Areum ask Little Grandpa Jang to buy for him?
5. In Chapter 13, what do Areum and his family think of the television program about them?
6. In Chapter 10, how does Mira know Chae Seungchan?
7. In Chapter 11, what does Areum notice his father repeatedly doing when they leave the hospital?
8. In Chapter 17, what does Mira think Areum is looking at on his computer when he is really writing to Lee Seoha?
9. In Chapter 12, who comes to Areum's house while he is filming for the television show, and what does this person say?
10. In Chapter 10, why does Areum have to leave school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are some of the reasons people suggest, over the years, for Areum's illness? How do Aruem and his family handle these suggestions, in general? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How and when does Areum finally begin to make peace with the enormous betrayal the person calling himself Lee Seoha has carried out? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Kim chooses to begin this novel with Areum recounting the history of his parents' background and the circumstances surrounding his own birth? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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