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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is the revival Soo wants to attend?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Maryland.
(c) New York.
(d) Pennsylvania.

4. What changes Ji-won's mother's behavior in the beginning of this story?
(a) Her cancer.
(b) Her depression.
(c) Her pregnancy.
(d) Her work obligations.

5. What is an important factor in making a match in Korea?
(a) Astrological sign.
(b) Blood type.
(c) Eye color.
(d) Hair color.

6. What is Soo thinking about when she and Jae drive home from the revival?
(a) Her past.
(b) Her lost children.
(c) Her mother.
(d) All the mundane things she has to manage the next day.

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

8. What is distinctive about Ji-won's new friend's appearance?
(a) Her makeup.
(b) Her long black braid.
(c) Her jewelry.
(d) Her bright clothes.

9. What happens in Ji-won's class that upsets all the children and parents?
(a) The teacher's illness.
(b) A violent attack.
(c) The bullying that starts.
(d) A lice outbreak.

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

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

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

13. 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 is poor.
(c) She has a child out of wedlock.
(d) She has a speech impediment.

14. What is one of Sae-ri's mother's concerns about the proposed husband waiting for Sae-ri in America?
(a) He is not working.
(b) He is too young for her.
(c) He already has children.
(d) He is too old for her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chun-ja win Soo's gratitude?

2. Why does The Last Chance Ranch call to insist Sae-ri collects her son?

3. What is Chun-ja's injury in the Korean disaster?

4. How did Sae-ri's sexual relationship with James change after he found out about Matthew?

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

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