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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sae-ri's sexual relationship with James change after he found out about Matthew?

2. Who is Sae-ri's' husband?

3. What reputation did Sae-ri used to have as a young girl in Korea?

4. What is one of Sae-ri's mother's concerns about the proposed husband waiting for Sae-ri in America?

5. What did Ki-tae used to teach Soo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "A Map of the Simplified World," why is it so exciting to Ji-won to have a friend in Anjali?

3. How does Soo feel when she and Jae are driving back from the revival?

4. Why does Sae-ri's son, Matthew, go to the Last Chance Ranch?

5. Why do Soo and Jae have no children?

6. How does Sae-ri feel about her husband after some years of marriage?

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

8. Why was Soo so disappointed when she first came to America from Korea as a young married woman?

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

10. What is Soo's relationship with Jae like in the present?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Choi handle the topic of the split between North and South Korea throughout this collection, particularly through the experiences of her characters who have emigrated to America from Korea? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Choi communicate So-hyun's mother's subservience and desperation to the reader in the story "Skinship?" Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Sasha choose Albert as a potential teacher for Alisa in the story "Solo Works for Piano," and how does Albert fail to understand Sasha's intent and desperation in choosing him? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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