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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 is the name of Mo-sae's grandson?

2. How many children do Young-ja and Mo-sae have?

3. Who is the neighbor Young-ja keeps running into?

4. Where does Mo-sae remember his father taking him to the beach as a child?

5. What does Ben tell Albert when they meet many years after graduation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Albert's classmates remember him?

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

3. What disappoints Albert about how his life has turned out?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Albert think the reason Sasha contacts him after being out of touch for many years is strange?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 "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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