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

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

3. In "The Loved Ones," who is the caregiver Happy training under?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Helen.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Geneva.

4. Where did Albert, Sasha, and two other classmates meet after their last class?
(a) Albert's apartment.
(b) The cafe they loved.
(c) Sasha's apartment.
(d) The building rooftop.

5. Who was Albert's mentor?
(a) Yegor Zorin.
(b) Gretta Windsor.
(c) Frederick Zim.
(d) Florian Harcor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mo-sae routinely read?

2. What is Sasha's married name?

3. How does Albert's participation in the piano competition turn out?

4. How many children do Young-ja and Mo-sae have?

5. What illness does Young-ja have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sasha believe her daughter Alisa is special when it comes to the piano?

2. What incident does So-hyun recall with great clarity happening between her parents just before leaving Korea?

3. What does Albert remember about Sasha from when they were students together?

4. Why does So-hyun dislike her cousin Susie so much?

5. Why does Albert think the reason Sasha contacts him after being out of touch for many years is strange?

6. In the story "Solo Works for Piano," why is it awkward when Sasha calls Albert after so long?

7. What does Albert seem to be considering at the end of the story "Solo Works for Piano"?

8. In the story "Skinship," why does So-hyun's family leave Korea?

9. In Korea, where does So-hyun's mother and brother go with her when her father's actions become unbearable?

10. How do Albert's classmates remember him?

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