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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. What word means unconditional love in Korean?

3. What did Soo ask Jae about when he picked her up at the airport in America for the first time?

4. What changes Ji-won's mother's behavior in the beginning of this story?

5. What does Soo plan on doing when she goes to the revival that is not related to the revival at all?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Sae-ri's mother finally send Matthew over to America and to Sae-ri from Korea?

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

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

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

7. Why do Soo and Jae have no children?

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

9. How does Soo know Ki-tae?

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 "The Loved Ones," which conflicts and contradictions about the immigrant experience does Choi explore through describing Happy's particular immigrant experience? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

In "The Art of Losing," how does Cho convey Mo-sae's perception of the world as someone suffering from Alzheimer's to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Sae-ri's character change over the course of the story "First Language," and what part does her having and caring for her children play in her character's arc throughout the story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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