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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Chun-ja's injury in the Korean disaster?
(a) She loses an eye.
(b) She loses a leg.
(c) She loses a foot.
(d) She loses an arm.

2. What does Ji-won's mother do to her apples?
(a) Throws them away.
(b) Poaches them.
(c) Peels them.
(d) Cooks them into applesauce.

3. How did Soo first meet Jae?
(a) The matchmaker connected them.
(b) He was Ki-tae's friend.
(c) He was her brother's friend.
(d) He was a neighbor.

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

5. Who was taking care of Matthew before he was sent from Korea to America?
(a) Sae-ri's mother.
(b) Matthew's father.
(c) Sae-ri's aunt.
(d) Matthew's uncle.

6. Who does Soo meet at the revival that it surprises her to see?
(a) Ki-tae's wife.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Ki-tae's brother.
(d) Her old friend Sumi.

7. What do guests traditionally shower the bride and groom with in a Korean wedding?
(a) Rice.
(b) Water.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Dates and chestnuts.

8. Where does Ji-won start going regularly when she has read everything in the house?
(a) Fran's house.
(b) Anjali's house.
(c) The bookstore.
(d) The library.

9. Why is Sae-ri not a very attractive prospect for men to marry in the beginning of this story?
(a) She is not considered attractive.
(b) She has a speech impediment.
(c) She has a child out of wedlock.
(d) She is poor.

10. What did Soo ask Jae about when he picked her up at the airport in America for the first time?
(a) If he noticed she was pregnant.
(b) How he liked her hair.
(c) If he noticed how much her English had improved.
(d) How he liked her shoes.

11. How many children does Sae-ri have with James that are both of their biological children?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

12. Who is Ji-won's teacher?
(a) Mrs. Tally.
(b) Mrs. Jong.
(c) Mrs. Hendricks.
(d) Mrs. Wilson.

13. What reputation did Sae-ri used to have as a young girl in Korea?
(a) She was brash and non-decorous.
(b) She was very musically talented.
(c) She was brilliant.
(d) She was shy.

14. What is the American name of Sae-ri's son?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Fred.
(c) Richard.
(d) Robert.

15. What does Sae-ri consider doing instead of going to America to get married in an arranged marriage?
(a) Fleeing in Korea before she leaves for America.
(b) Marrying someone else in Korea.
(c) Faking her own death.
(d) Killing herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals does Sae-ri see at the Last Chance Ranch that she briefly wonders if only she can see?

2. What is one reason James is reticent about the Last Chance Ranch?

3. Who actually drives Soo to the revival?

4. Where does Jae get some of his money for his investments?

5. What does Soo carry in her envelope of cash that she brings from Korea to the United States?

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