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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV ("Skinship" - "The Loved Ones," Pages 169 - 224).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sasha ask Alisa to play for Albert for her first piece?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Silberson.
(c) Rachmaninoff.
(d) Beethoven.

2. What food does Albert bring into his practice sessions so he can stay there all day?
(a) Turkey sandwiches.
(b) Dip and chips.
(c) Soup.
(d) Beef jerkey.

3. How do many of Young-ja's friends and neighbors find out about Mo-sae's illness?
(a) He wanders out half-clothed in winter one day.
(b) He leaves the stove on and starts a fire.
(c) He acts strangely during a choir performance at church.
(d) He can not count his change at the store.

4. What was one thing that won Mo-sae over that Young-ja did?
(a) Make money.
(b) Advocate for herself.
(c) Cook well.
(d) Stay calm.

5. In "First Language," what does Sae-ri wait for many months to get before moving to America?
(a) Her rings.
(b) Her clothes.
(c) Her hats.
(d) Her paperwork.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Happy afraid will happen when he is alone with the old man?

2. Where does Ji-won start going regularly when she has read everything in the house?

3. What piece was Albert's student playing when Sasha had called him for the first time in years?

4. What is a material that is a part of some pianos' inner-workings that surprises Albert when he finds out about it?

5. Where did one sister of Young-ja's move to?

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