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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What garment does Soo come across in trying to decide what to wear to the revival?
(a) Her dasiki.
(b) Her bright yellow car coat.
(c) Her wedding dress.
(d) Her christening gown.

2. What is one reason James is reticent about the Last Chance Ranch?
(a) It is very expensive.
(b) It is too far away.
(c) It is not religious enough.
(d) It is too religious.

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

4. Where was Ji-won's old apartment that she sometimes thinks about?
(a) Kitow.
(b) Suwon.
(c) Geong.
(d) Seoul.

5. What did Ki-tae used to teach Soo?
(a) English.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Law.
(d) Math.

6. What is the largest amount of money Soo and Jae have made in the store on a Saturday?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $700.
(d) $300.

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

8. Where does Jae get some of his money for his investments?
(a) The council.
(b) His parents.
(c) The kye.
(d) The federal government.

9. What does Soo plan on doing when she goes to the revival that is not related to the revival at all?
(a) Going to the diamond district.
(b) Seeing her sister.
(c) Going to the garment district.
(d) Going to the Asian supermarket to shop.

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

11. What disaster took the lives of many in Korea, including those of some of Soo's and Jae's acquaintances?
(a) The Tsunami.
(b) The earthquake.
(c) The Sampoong Department Store collapse.
(d) The bombing.

12. What does Sae-ri's mother do in the mornings in the time before Sae-ri leaves Korea?
(a) Cooks.
(b) Reads the newspaper.
(c) Sits in front of her mirror.
(d) Talks to friends.

13. Who does Ji-won overhear saying racist things in school?
(a) The nurse.
(b) The principal.
(c) The teacher.
(d) The guidance counselor.

14. Where did Soo travel to America from years earlier?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Cambodia.
(c) China.
(d) Korea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ji-won do when she is passed a nasty note about Anjali from another student?

2. Which author had Soo once loved as a young woman?

3. What does Sae-ri consider doing before coming to America?

4. Which market do Sae-ri and her mother often visit before she leaves for America?

5. What holiday does Mrs. Wilson ask the class about that no one in the class has celebrated?

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