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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 old is the woman who boards the subway on page 12?

2. What does Bullfight eat on page 112?

3. How many 50,000-won bills did Hornclaw leave to pay the doctor on page 79?

4. How long has Dr. Chang had a close relationship with the agency?

5. How many days had the housekeeper been helping out a boy's family when she killed his father on page 92?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hornclaw clean up the scene after killing a target near a reservoir in K County?

2. Why does Hornclaw never ignore her annual physical checkup?

3. What does Hornclaw do while she rides the subway on page 14?

4. How did Hornclaw threaten the doctor who saved her on page 74?

5. What did Bullfight come home to when he was 13?

6. How is Hornclaw described when she gets on the subway at the beginning of the story?

7. What advice does Hornclaw remember Ryu gave her regarding insults?

8. How do male trainers bother Hornclaw if she works out at the gym?

9. What did Hornclaw learn about the doctor who treated her when she nearly made her fatal mistake?

10. What does Hornclaw sometimes want to tell Mr. Soh, her boss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ageism is a form of discrimination based on a person’s age. How and why is Hornclaw affected by ageism?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Old Woman with the Knife and why is that incident the climax?

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