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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years before the beginning of the novel had Inseon’s mother died?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

2. Which of the following had the narrator noted as reflecting sunlight?
(a) Paperbark.
(b) Camellia.
(c) Yaupon holly.
(d) Bay laurel.

3. To which of the following does the narrator consider going?
(a) Seogwipo.
(b) Sinheung.
(c) Seongsan.
(d) Gosan.

4. Which region had the narrator thought best for the artistic project she discussed with Inseon?
(a) Jeollanam-do.
(b) Gangwon-do.
(c) Gyeonggi-do.
(d) Gyeongsangbuk-do.

5. Which of the following does the narrator note is commonly in Inseon’s workshop?
(a) Douglas fir.
(b) Post oak.
(c) Ponderosa pine.
(d) Aspen.

6. With which of the following does Part I: Bird end?
(a) “Like the wingbeat of an immeasurably small bird.”
(b) “Like she couldn’t stand another human body touching hers, not for a second.”
(c) “And that was the end of that.”
(d) “To lie alongside these felled logs, these heaped fragments of a giant’s shattered body.”

7. How old is the narrator when she first touches snow?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

8. In what month does the narrator submit her revised manuscript?
(a) January.
(b) August.
(c) April.
(d) May.

9. What kind of tree does the narrator note stands at the bus stop nearest Inseon’s home?
(a) Hackberry.
(b) Basswood.
(c) Sugarberry.
(d) Tupelo.

10. What denomination of currency does the narrator take when she first goes out to eat?
(a) 100-won.
(b) 10,000-won.
(c) 10-won.
(d) 1,000-won.

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

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

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

14. To which of the following does the narrator compare snowflakes in her dream?
(a) Quartz.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Salt.
(d) Diamond.

15. How many years before the beginning of the novel had Inseon moved to take care of her mother?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does the narrator let the phone ring before hanging up when calling Inseon?

2. How long a walk does the narrator expect from the bus station to Inseon’s house?

3. Which of the following does the narrator seek to buy in Jeju?

4. In what month does the narrator visit her publisher?

5. Which of the following had the narrator found under the mattress when staying at Inseon’s home?

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