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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. Who thinks So-hyun is a good reader and writer?

2. What competition does Albert spend years preparing for?

3. What does Albert remember Sasha playing during their last master class?

4. Who is Sasha's daughter?

5. What does So-hyun call her brother Ji-ho in the end of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Albert think is the greatness of the Moonlight Sonata?

2. How does the community find out about Mo-sae's illness?

3. What is the relationship between Ji-ho and So-hyun's mother like?

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

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

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

7. In "Skinship," where do So-hyun and her family stay at first in America?

8. Why does Sasha contact Albert again after many years of being out of touch?

9. How does So-hyun's aunt work to get her mother and father back together?

10. What extremes does Albert go through to prepare for the Van Cliburn competition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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.

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