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

2. What is the name of Young-ja's daughter?
(a) Christina.
(b) Soo.
(c) Sae-ri.
(d) Alexandra.

3. In the story "Skinship," what event makes So-hyun's aunt travel back to Korea?
(a) A re-opening of diplomatic relations between America and Korea.
(b) The aunt's mother's death.
(c) The flood.
(d) The aunt's father's death.

4. Why are So-hyun's aunt and Susie the only ones in the family who go back to Korea for a time?
(a) So-hyun's uncle said he needed her mother to cook for him.
(b) So-hyun was too sick to go, so her mother stayed with her.
(c) The tickets are too expensive for everyone else.
(d) This was how their grandmother wanted it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What airport did Jae pick Soo up at when she first arrived in America?

2. How long had Albert been married for before separating?

3. What does Sae-ri ask Matthew if he did with his teeth when he lost them in Korea?

4. Why did Jae buy his store in the area he did when he first moved to America?

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

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