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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II ("First Language" - "A Map of the Simplified World," Pages 57 - 110).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Sae-ri driving with her husband in the opening pages of "First Language"?
(a) The Meadowlands.
(b) Newark Airport.
(c) Madison Square Garden.
(d) The Last Chance Ranch.

2. What does Sae-ri consider doing before coming to America?
(a) Leaving and disappearing with her son in Korea.
(b) Marrying a different Korean.
(c) Killing herself.
(d) Faking her own death.

3. What language does Sae-ri think it is easy to lie in?
(a) Your first language.
(b) Your third language.
(c) The one that is not your first language.
(d) Your second language.

4. What loss does Ki-tae suffer in the large-scale disaster in Korea?
(a) That of his best friend.
(b) That of his twin children.
(c) That of his brother.
(d) That of his mother.

5. How does Chun-ja win Soo's gratitude?
(a) By telling her she is envious of her.
(b) By telling her she has not changed at all.
(c) By telling her she married the most handsome man in the country.
(d) By telling her she is still very smart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Soo travel to America from years earlier?

2. What does Sae-ri think of James as a father?

3. What did Ki-tae used to teach Soo?

4. What does Soo tell Jae not to worry about regarding himself when she travels to the revival?

5. What happens to Soo when she tries to have children with Jae?

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