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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does So-hyun's uncle's appearance remind her of?
(a) A bear.
(b) A block of cheese.
(c) A potato.
(d) Her own father.

2. Why do So-hyun and her brother and mother move to America?
(a) To escape the debt collectors.
(b) To escape her grandmother's abuse.
(c) To escape the terrible regime rounding people up and jailing them there.
(d) To escape her father's abuse.

3. What does Ben tell Albert when they meet many years after graduation?
(a) Albert was always a prick.
(b) Albert was always kind.
(c) Albert was always angry.
(d) Albert was always patient.

4. In "Solo Works for Piano," what does Sasha bring to Albert's studio with her?
(a) A ring.
(b) Her dog.
(c) A pedal box.
(d) Extra coats.

5. What is the name of Mo-sae's grandson?
(a) Robert.
(b) Jonthan.
(c) Henry.
(d) James.

6. Where did one sister of Young-ja's move to?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

7. What happens to Ji-ho in the end of the story that enrages So-hyun's mother?
(a) He steals food from their aunt's refrigerator.
(b) He gets suspended from school.
(c) He gets arrested.
(d) He is responsible for getting a classmate pregnant.

8. What gift does So-hyun's father bring to her from Korea that puzzles her?
(a) A jade turtle.
(b) A ring.
(c) A phone.
(d) A jump rope.

9. What word does Mo-sae use to call for his wife when he gets frustrated at her absence?
(a) Firo.
(b) Yeobo.
(c) Tiro.
(d) Marlow.

10. What does Albert think Sasha does more than anyone else he knows?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Cry.
(c) Yell.
(d) Dance.

11. What illness does Young-ja have?
(a) Atrial fibrillation.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Multiple Sclerosis.
(d) Lupus.

12. Who is the neighbor Young-ja keeps running into?
(a) Mr. Sorenson.
(b) Mr. Jingle.
(c) Mr. Horton.
(d) Mr. Hinkley.

13. What does Ji-ho call his mother at the end of the story "Skinship"?
(a) Bitch.
(b) Whore.
(c) Failure.
(d) Ho.

14. Who does So-hyun's aunt give money to so that person can come to America after her own mother's death?
(a) So-hyun's other brother.
(b) So-hyun's grandfather.
(c) So-hyun's other aunt.
(d) So-hyun's father.

15. What does Mo-sae routinely read?
(a) The Koran.
(b) The Chosen Ilbo.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Young-ja regularly take care of?

2. Whose room does Happy think the man he and his supervisor are taking care of has been placed in?

3. What happened to Joe Torres after he and Albert graduated from music school?

4. What work does Mo-sae's son-in-law do?

5. What does Happy find in a drawer in the old man's room that he steals?

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