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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. In what month does the narrator leave her bed?

2. In what year does the narrator begin to have nightmares?

3. How many years before the beginning of the novel had Inseon’s mother died?

4. Which of the following does the narrator recall hearing in the night?

5. How heavy does Inseon posit each of her birds is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Inseon note birds are fragile?

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

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

10. What mistake does Inseon report making in her workshop?

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

Overall, what is the most important theme of We Do Not Part. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the treatment Inseon receives for her injury. Why might that treatment be preferred? What implications does it have for Inseon’s future?

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