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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 does Areum feel right before he opens Seoha's last email to him in Chapter 19?

2. What games did Areum sometimes play after hospital visits in his youth?

3. What does Narae ask Areum about in Chapter 10 that he loves to do?

4. Who does Seungchan ask if Areum has ever blamed for his illness?

5. What is the subject line of the emailer who intrigues Areum in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, why does Areum have to leave school?

2. What happens to the place where Areum's parents first met?

3. In Chapter 13, what do Areum and his family think of the television program about them?

4. In Chapter 17, what does Areum's first email to Lee Seoha say?

5. In Chapter 16, what does Little Grandpa Jang say is his wish?

6. In Chapter 12, who comes to Areum's house while he is filming for the television show, and what does this person say?

7. In Chapter 11, what does Areum notice his father repeatedly doing when they leave the hospital?

8. What does Areum say he wants to be when he grows up?

9. How does Areum describe how he felt when he first got Lee Seoha's email?

10. In Chapter 10, how does Mira know Chae Seungchan?

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 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 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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