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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. What happens to Soo when she tries to have children with Jae?

2. Who was taking care of Matthew before he was sent from Korea to America?

3. Where is Sae-ri driving with her husband in the opening pages of "First Language"?

4. Who does Soo meet at the revival that it surprises her to see?

5. Why is Sae-ri not a very attractive prospect for men to marry in the beginning of this story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tragedy launched Ki-tae's career as a preacher?

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

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

4. How does Soo know Ki-tae?

5. How does Ji-won begin to build bonds with Fran?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Sae-ri sometimes feel that she is a less than good mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Song and Song," why does Charis's school speech affect Minyoung so dramatically? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

In the story "First Language," how does Choi communicate and explain Sae-ri's complex feelings towards and perceptions about her husband to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

In the story "The Church of the Abundant Life," why is Soo so disappointed with her life in America after immigrating there from Korea, and how does Choi describe and explain Soo's feelings to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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