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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following trees does the narrator notice near her apartment?

2. What kind of tree does the narrator note stands at the bus stop nearest Inseon’s home?

3. To which of the following does the narrator consider going?

4. In what month does the narrator submit her revised manuscript?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Inseon receive funding to produce her documentary on Manchurian independence fighters?

2. Why does the narrator question whether she actually sees reserve forces trainees out in the early morning?

3. Why is the narrator forced to go without air conditioning?

4. How does the narrator report Inseon adapts to humid weather?

5. Why does Inseon note birds are fragile?

6. Why do Inseon’s fingers have to be re-injured repeatedly?

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

8. How does the narrator attempt to address the heat in her apartment?

9. How had the narrator tried to write while supporting her family?

10. Why had the narrator not considered having Inseon as the executrix of her will?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what genre other than historical fiction might We Do Not Part be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Sources attest to the presence of We Do Not Part on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

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