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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jae get his Korean newspaper?
(a) The co-op.
(b) The library.
(c) Mr. Ro's corner store.
(d) His own shop.

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

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

4. What is Anjali's favorite snack?
(a) Nutella toast.
(b) Eggrolls.
(c) Cereal.
(d) Apples.

5. What does Jae do every Sunday?
(a) Cook dinner.
(b) Clean the yard.
(c) Go to church.
(d) Sort the week's takings from the shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What garment does Soo come across in trying to decide what to wear to the revival?

2. What do guests traditionally shower the bride and groom with in a Korean wedding?

3. What is the only book Matthew will read?

4. What does Sae-ri's mother do in the mornings in the time before Sae-ri leaves Korea?

5. How does Ji-won's family change over the course of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ji-won understand her parents' feelings about the new baby on its way?

2. What is Soo's brief conversation with Ki-tae's wife like?

3. In what ways does Ji-won begin to rebel a bit against her mother's ways as a child?

4. How does Sae-ri think of her own character as she was as a young woman?

5. What does Sae-ri tell Matthew when she comes to collect him at Last Chance Ranch?

6. How does Sae-ri's husband react when he first finds out about Matthew?

7. How do Sae-ri and her husband afford the exorbitant cost of the Last Chance Ranch?

8. What happens in Ji-won's school that leads to Anjali being treated as an outcast?

9. Why does the director of the Last Chance Ranch call Sae-ri and tell her to pick her son up?

10. How does Soo seem to feel about the store she and Jae run together in the story "The Church of Abundant Life?"

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