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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 father once give her mother that sparks a terrible fight?
(a) Diamond stud earrings.
(b) A car.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

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

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

4. What does Albert remember Sasha playing during their last master class?
(a) Beethoven's Second.
(b) Mozart's First.
(c) The Moonlight Sonata.
(d) Rachmaninoff's Third.

5. What does Happy find in a drawer in the old man's room that he steals?
(a) Good paper.
(b) Money.
(c) Morphine.
(d) Ritalin.

6. What does Happy wear to his work experience every day?
(a) A dasiki.
(b) A suit and tie.
(c) A green polo with the company logo.
(d) Scrubs.

7. What competition does Albert spend years preparing for?
(a) The Youngston.
(b) The Van Cliburn.
(c) The Royal Society Fellowship.
(d) The Carnegie Concerts.

8. Who is Sasha's husband?
(a) Albert.
(b) Henry.
(c) Robert.
(d) Greg.

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

10. What does So-hyun's mother use to beat Ji-ho with?
(a) A tennis racket.
(b) A spoon.
(c) A rock.
(d) A vase.

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

12. What does Alisa do before beginning to play that is a small movement but that Albert notices?
(a) Touches the "A" on his piano.
(b) Cracks her knuckles.
(c) Hums a note.
(d) Clears her throat.

13. Who does Young-ja regularly take care of?
(a) Her grandson.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her father.

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

15. What does Happy think his supervisor and his mother have in common?
(a) They are both very strong.
(b) They are both nurses.
(c) They are both a little corny.
(d) They are both Korean women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sasha ask Alisa to play for Albert for her first piece?

2. How do Sasha and Albert know each other?

3. What does Alisa play for Albert?

4. How long has it been since Sasha and Albert have seen each other when they come into contact again?

5. What is Happy afraid will happen when he is alone with the old man?

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