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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Flame and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of pot does Inseon’s father note burst?
(a) Ssamjang.
(b) Kimchi.
(c) Gochujang.
(d) Sambal.

2. What color of hat does the elderly lady at the bus stop wear?
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

3. In what month does Inseon summon the narrator?
(a) December.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) November.

4. The novel implies that “umumg” means which of the following?
(a) Daughter.
(b) Mother.
(c) Son.
(d) Father.

5. Of what does Inseon’s coat smell?
(a) Maple sap.
(b) Pine resin.
(c) Oak tar.
(d) Hickory smoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the narrator publish a book about a massacre?

2. Near what city does the narrator live?

3. What kind of juk does the narrator initially order?

4. In what year did the author receive the Nobel Prize for Literature?

5. Which of the following does the novel gloss as “the extreme-right Northwest Youth League”?

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