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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. Where does Dr. Kang's daughter have a beauty mark?
2. What did Hornclaw do as the man tore off her top on page 136?
3. What color suits did Ryu usually wear when he had meetings with powerful clients?
4. On page 155, what is the going rate per kilo for recyclables?
5. How long has a man working as a host at a nightclub supposedly preyed on the daughter of a prospective client on page 145?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Hornclaw's targe on page 201, and why does she believe the person has been selected as a target?
2. How does the agency get permission to kill a man who got their client's daughter addicted to drugs?
3. How did Cho feel about Hornclaw when Hornclaw was working with Ryu, and how did Hornclaw attempt to broach the subject with Ryu?
4. Why does a client want a man killed on page 145?
5. What conversation do Hornclaw and Bullfight have about the old man doing recycling who was killed?
6. Why have several agencies refused to help a woman and kill a man who got her daughter addicted to drugs?
7. Why is Dr. Chang not at the clinic when Hornclaw goes to get a note so she can return to work on page 166?
8. Why does Hornclaw have to say that she will not be able to finish her job on page 161?
9. Where is Dr. Kang's father when Hornclaw stops by the shop on page 174?
10. On page 135, what happened when Hornclaw was walking after work to the place where she slept?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A non-linear narrative moves back and forth in time. How does Byeong-Mo use a non-linear narrative to focus on what is important in the story? How does the non-linear narrative help readers better understand 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
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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