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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. Which of the following does the narrator use to trace Ama’s shadow?
(a) Pen.
(b) Marker.
(c) Ink brush.
(d) Pencil.

2. Peels of what are in the pocket of Inseon’s coat?
(a) Dragonfruit.
(b) Mandarins.
(c) Mangoes.
(d) Bananas.

3. In what year did exhumation of massacre victims cease?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2008.

4. Which of the following does a pharmacist recommend to Inseon?
(a) Smecta.
(b) Gasmyung.
(c) Gelfos.
(d) Festal.

5. Where does the narrator note civilians had hidden from massacre?
(a) Hallasan.
(b) Hamdeok.
(c) Sanghyowon.
(d) Hallim.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does the narrator awaken in Inseon’s house?

2. What kind of pot does Inseon’s father note burst?

3. Where did Inseon live when she reports having begun to feel another presence in her home?

4. How sharp is the bend in long strokes of Inseon’s mother’s handwriting?

5. Where had the youngest sister of Inseon’s mother been shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does the narrator credit Inseon’s departure from filmmaking?

2. What does Inseon reveal about her home that makes the narrator uncomfortable?

3. What does the novel suggest prompted the narrator to take her own apartment?

4. How did Inseon’s father evade massacre?

5. Why had Inseon’s father’s family been killed?

6. What does the narrator know has happened to the leaves of the trees in her nightmares?

7. How does Inseon posit Ami picked up words from her?

8. What is the narrator doing when she hears Ama sing, to her surprise?

9. How had Inseon’s father dealt with the tremoring in his hands?

10. In what year does the main narrative of the novel occur, and how can this be ascertained?

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