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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following had the narrator found under the mattress when staying at Inseon’s home?
(a) Circular saw.
(b) Coping saw.
(c) Pruning saw.
(d) Hacksaw.

2. Which of the following had Inseon and the narrator failed to eat while discussing their artistic project?
(a) Jeolpyeon.
(b) Baekseolgi.
(c) Songpyeon.
(d) Injeolmi.

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

4. To which of the following does the narrator compare her life?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Salt.
(c) Quartz.
(d) Sugar.

5. How many hours long a flight is it from Seoul to Jeju?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

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

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

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

10. Where does the narrator note a reserve forces training area is located?
(a) Naegok-dong.
(b) Buldang-ri.
(c) Changu-dong.
(d) Neungwon-ri.

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

12. Which of the following had Inseon made while tending to her mother?
(a) Chopsticks.
(b) Spoons.
(c) Knives.
(d) Forks.

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

14. What flower features in Inseon’s documentary?
(a) Honeysuckle.
(b) Bluebonnet.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Tuberose.

15. What kind of juk does Inseon make for the narrator?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Bean.
(c) Albacore.
(d) Pine nut.

Short Answer Questions

1. The novel glazes “buhzeum” as which of the following?

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

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

4. As which of the following had Inseon said to address elderly women in Jeju?

5. The novel glosses “juk” as which of the following?

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