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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 does Soo tell Jae not to worry about regarding himself when she travels to the revival?
2. Who did Soo once give a chocolate bar to for free from the shop?
3. Which author had Soo once loved as a young woman?
4. What does Anjali's mother do to her hair?
5. What is Anjali's favorite snack?
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. Why do Soo and Jae have no children?
3. As a student applying for college, how does Ji-won look back on her time of friendship with Anjali?
4. What happens in Ji-won's school that leads to Anjali being treated as an outcast?
5. How does Sae-ri think of her own character as she was as a young woman?
6. In "First Language," who arranges for Sae-ri's marriage and why?
7. In "A Map of the Simplified World," why is it so exciting to Ji-won to have a friend in Anjali?
8. Why was Soo so disappointed when she first came to America from Korea as a young married woman?
9. Why does Sae-ri's mother finally send Matthew over to America and to Sae-ri from Korea?
10. In the story "First Language," how does Sae-ri feel about the Last Chance Ranch?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "A Map of the Simplified World," what sacrifices does Li Ji-Won make as she grows up in the service of assimilating into American culture? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
In "Song and Song," what surprises Minyoung about hers and Charis's visit to Minji's in London, and how and why does Minyoung begin to see her sister Minji's life from a different perspective during this visit? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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