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Year of Impossible Goodbyes Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. What heirloom did Sookan's mother save?
(a) A hairpin.
(b) A painting.
(c) A tablecloth.
(d) A bracelet.

2. How does Captain Narita believe the factory girls should feel about becoming Spirit Girls?
(a) Sad.
(b) Ambivalent.
(c) Horrified.
(d) Honored.

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

4. What does Sookan rub on Grandfather once a day?
(a) Lemon oil.
(b) Lard.
(c) Vick's Vaporub.
(d) Lavender essence.

5. After the birthday feast is interrupted, what does Sookan wish for the first time in her life?
(a) She was pretty.
(b) She had never been born.
(c) She was Japanese.
(d) She was dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to fight back as the factory girls are being taken away to be Spirit Girls?

2. After Grandfather's death, what is Captain Narita's complaint about the factory?

3. What special food does Mother get for the birthday feast?

4. Who is the narrator of "Year of Impossible Goodbyes"?

5. What type of tree does Grandfather meditate under?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Mother did not want Inchun and Sookan to rub Grandfather's feet?

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

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

4. What will probably happen if the factory workers become Spirit Girls?

5. Describe Haiwon.

6. After Grandfather's death, why does Sookan feel that she is being punished and by who?

7. What does Sookan learn by rubbing Grandfather's feet?

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

9. How does Mother obtain gifts and food for Haiwon's party?

10. Why is Mother's hairpin significant?

(see the answer keys)

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