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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sasha's daughter?
(a) Alisa.
(b) Helen.
(c) Hallie.
(d) Victoria.

2. What work does Mo-sae's son-in-law do?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Landscaping.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Law.

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

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

5. What is Happy afraid will happen when he is alone with the old man?
(a) The old man will see him stealing things.
(b) The old man will ask to make a phone call.
(c) The old man will start talking to him.
(d) The old man will die.

6. How do Sasha and Albert know each other?
(a) They were neighbors.
(b) They are best friends.
(c) They were once music students together in college.
(d) They are cousins.

7. Who waits at the building for So-hyun's mother while she does her work?
(a) Ji-ho.
(b) So-hyun's aunt.
(c) So-hyun's uncle.
(d) So-hyun.

8. What does Albert notice on Sasha's hands that makes him realize she does not play any longer?
(a) Rashes.
(b) A missing finger.
(c) Nail polish.
(d) Rings.

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

10. What happened to Joe Torres after he and Albert graduated from music school?
(a) He had a heart attack and died.
(b) He died of cancer.
(c) He became a teacher in San Francisco.
(d) He jumped in front of a train.

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

12. What happens to Albert after his divorce?
(a) He grows stubborn.
(b) He grows depressed.
(c) He feels much happier.
(d) He grows resigned.

13. What was one thing that won Mo-sae over that Young-ja did?
(a) Cook well.
(b) Make money.
(c) Stay calm.
(d) Advocate for herself.

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

15. Which other student does Albert particularly not get along with in music school?
(a) Henry.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Joe.
(d) David.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ji-ho in the end of the story that enrages So-hyun's mother?

2. What does Mo-sae routinely read?

3. How long had Albert been married for before separating?

4. What is Albert's last name?

5. What does Albert's mentor often smell like?

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