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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. The narrator sees a business selling which of the following shuttered on Jeju?

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

3. Which of the following does the narrator seek to buy in Jeju?

4. On what day does the narrator arrive in Jeju?

5. In what year does the narrator publish a book about a massacre?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the narrator realize she is not dreaming being outside in the snow?

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

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

8. How are snowflakes affected by their falling rate in the novel?

9. What does the narrator note is needed for snowflakes to form?

10. How does the narrator lose her phone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel focuses much attention on the interring of Ama. What is achieved by that focus? How is it achieved?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

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

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