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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. Who teaches Sookan about Korean history and language?
(a) Aunt Tiger.
(b) Inchun.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Haiwon.

2. What were destroyed to make Shinto shrines?
(a) Buddhist shrines.
(b) Public parks.
(c) Hindu shrines.
(d) Churches.

3. Who is the narrator of "Year of Impossible Goodbyes"?
(a) It doesn't say.
(b) Inchun.
(c) Sookan.
(d) Theresa.

4. What does "chun" mean?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Spring.
(c) Warrior.
(d) Bafoon.

5. Why don't the factory workers run away instead of becoming Spirit Girls?
(a) They don't believe Captains Narita's threats.
(b) They have nowhere to go.
(c) They want to be Spirit Girls.
(d) They do actually try to run away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Narita Sensei married to?

2. What birthday gift does Mother retrieve?

3. Who tries to cheer up Mother after Grandfather dies?

4. Who does Grandfather want to tell the children about their family?

5. Who had captured and tortured Grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Kisa is beaten by the Japanese army, how could this be seen as a metaphor for the Korean people?

2. Describe Haiwon.

3. What is significant about the names of Sookan's brothers?

4. Why does Grandfather listen to Mother tell the children their family history?

5. Why does Mother give up her hairpin and what does she get for it?

6. What happens when Captain Narita finds the family having a birthday party?

7. Who is Sookan's teacher at school, and why is this significant?

8. What does the family do for Haiwon's birthday?

9. Describe the family business.

10. Where are Sookan's siblings?

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