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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator sees a business selling which of the following shuttered on Jeju?
(a) Office supplies.
(b) Outdoor goods.
(c) Home goods.
(d) Furniture.

2. In what year does the narrator’s insomnia worsen?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2015.

3. Which of the following does the narrator recall hearing in the night?
(a) Crickets.
(b) Cats.
(c) Cicadas.
(d) Frogs.

4. The novel glosses “juk” as which of the following?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Rice porridge.
(c) Rice pudding.
(d) Grits.

5. What level of schooling had the narrator’s daughter started?
(a) Elementary.
(b) High.
(c) Middle.
(d) College.

6. To which of the following does the narrator compare herself?
(a) Worm.
(b) Slug.
(c) Snail.
(d) Roach.

7. Which of the following did the narrator cook for her family?
(a) Tofu.
(b) Pork.
(c) Beef.
(d) Shrimp.

8. On what day does the narrator arrive in Jeju?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

9. Which of the following does Inseon serve to the narrator?
(a) Tteokbokki.
(b) Bulgogi.
(c) Kimchi.
(d) Kimbab.

10. The novel implies that “meok” is which of the following?
(a) Ash.
(b) Ink.
(c) Paper.
(d) Food.

11. How many buses pass the narrator and the elderly woman before one finally stops for them?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

12. At what time does the narrator’s apartment begin to cool?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) 5 p.m.
(d) 11 a.m.

13. For how many years had Inseon and the narrator worked together?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

14. How long a scar does Inseon have on her leg?
(a) 3 cm.
(b) 30 cm.
(c) 3”.
(d) 30”.

15. What kind of tree does the narrator report seeing early in her trip to Jeju?
(a) Poplar.
(b) Persimmon.
(c) Pine.
(d) Palm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator note elderly women are addressed?

2. With which of the following does the novel begin?

3. In what year does the narrator begin to have nightmares?

4. How many minutes’ walk away from her home is the narrator’s writing space?

5. To which of the following does the narrator ask to be taken?

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