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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. On page 59, how old was Hornclaw's target a month ago?
2. What days of the week did the internist that treated Hornclaw on page 71 usually work?
3. On page 23 as Hornclaw leaves her home, what does she think she might have forgotten to do?
4. On page 77, how did Hornclaw get clothes to wear?
5. What percent of the time does Hornclaw get looks from people she meets who act like her old age might rub off on them?
Short Essay Questions
1. What comments does Bullfight have about the job Hornclaw did in the Park case?
2. On page 18, what happens when the man who started an altercation gets off the subway?
3. What did Bullfight come home to when he was 13?
4. How did Hornclaw clean up the scene after killing a target near a reservoir in K County?
5. Why is it difficult for those who work in disease control to have a safe retirement?
6. How did Hornclaw threaten the doctor who saved her on page 74?
7. After killing a target near a reservoir in K County, how did Hornclaw dispose of the body?
8. What does Hornclaw do while she rides the subway on page 14?
9. How does Bullfight kill the chairman of a company on page 101 and escape?
10. What advice does Hornclaw remember Ryu gave her regarding insults?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Flashbacks are literary devices used to provide information about events that took place before the story began. How does Byeong-Mo use flashbacks in The Old Woman with the Knife? How does the author’s choice to use flashbacks affect what readers understand about characters, especially Hornclaw?
Essay Topic 2
Ageism is a form of discrimination based on a person’s age. How and why is Hornclaw affected by ageism?
Essay Topic 3
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of The Old Woman with the Knife? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Hornclaw?
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