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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 does Daesu bring to Areum as a gift Areum expects Daesu will actually like more than Areum does?

2. What is the relationship between Sumi and the television producer in Chapter 10?

3. What does Little Grandpa Jang tell Areum about girls?

4. How does Areum tell Narae feeling sick makes him feel?

5. What does Areum tell Little Grandpa Jang about getting Seoha's email?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what does Mira think Areum is looking at on his computer when he is really writing to Lee Seoha?

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

3. What does Areum do with his family in Chapter 12 the day before filming begins?

4. What does Areum tell Little Grandpa Jang about why he does not really have any friends his age?

5. In Chapter 11, what activity does Areum do with his father that he dreams about many times afterwards?

6. How does Lee Seoha say she got Areum's email address?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 19, what does Areum ask for from Lee Seoha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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