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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. Where had the youngest sister of Inseon’s mother been shot?
(a) The stomach.
(b) The arm.
(c) The leg.
(d) The head.

2. Which of the following does Inseon stock in her refrigerator?
(a) Shrimp.
(b) Tofu.
(c) Pork.
(d) Chicken.

3. How sharp is the bend in long strokes of Inseon’s mother’s handwriting?
(a) 45°.
(b) 30°.
(c) 15°.
(d) 60°.

4. How many from Daegu Penitientiary were killed?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 5,750.
(d) 7,250.

5. What kind of floor does Inseon’s home have?
(a) Linoleum.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Hardwood.
(d) Carpet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did the narrator and Inseon visit together for work?

2. Which of the following is shouted to celebrate liberation?

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

4. What kind of tea does Inseon serve the narrator in her workshop?

5. What sea creature does the narrator recall seeing on a documentary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Inseon light the stove in her workshop?

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

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

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

5. To what does Inseon credit her young aunt’s return home while wounded?

6. Why does Inseon think her uncle died in a mine?

7. What is the common story the narrator and Inseon found in their investigations of mountain folklore?

8. Why had Inseon’s aunt told her mother that their brother would have survived the massacre?

9. How did Inseon become aware of the massacre she investigated?

10. Why does Inseon insist that her birds eat inside their cage?

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