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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The bus the narrator rides passes amid what kind of tree?
(a) Ginkgo.
(b) Cryptomeria.
(c) Beech.
(d) Zelkova.

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

3. How tall is Inseon?
(a) 5’7”.
(b) 5’9”.
(c) 5’3”.
(d) 5’5”.

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

5. Of what metal is the water pump made that features in Inseon’s documentary?
(a) Copper.
(b) Steel.
(c) Brass.
(d) Nickel.

Short Answer Questions

1. The novel implies that “gasinae” means which of the following?

2. Which of the following does Inseon serve to the narrator?

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

4. At what interval do Inseon’s fingers have to be pricked?

5. What temperature does Inseon note is a tipping point?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator attempt to stave off her condition while waiting with the elderly lady at the bus stop?

2. What saying does Inseon note about appetite and life?

3. Why had the narrator not considered Jeju as a site for the artistic project she discussed with Inseon?

4. Why does the narrator seek out a writing space away from her family?

5. Why does the narrator push for an early publication date?

6. Why does the narrator think herself lucky in her trip to Inseon’s home?

7. What was the narrator’s writing pattern when she was writing about the massacre?

8. Why would Inseon express a temperature in degrees Celsius?

9. Per the narrator, why is Inseon at ease around elderly women?

10. How is the narrator greeted by a Jeju shop owner?

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