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

2. What did the Japanese do to two of the towns the family had lived in?
(a) Looted them.
(b) Quarantined them.
(c) Turned them into big cities.
(d) Burned them.

3. Where is Theresa?
(a) In the army.
(b) In a brothel.
(c) At a convent.
(d) In America.

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

5. Whose life does Captain Narita threaten?
(a) Inchun's life.
(b) Haiwon's life.
(c) Grandfather's life.
(d) Sookan's life.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sookan goes to school, what does she not know how to do?

2. The Japanese would not let ___ visit Grandfather as he was sick and dying.

3. Who used to publish an underground newspaper for Korean independence?

4. What heirloom did Sookan's mother save?

5. Who cries tears of joy at the birthday feast?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Father Carroll, and why is he important?

2. Describe Haiwon.

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

4. Describe the family business.

5. Why does Sookan wonder if the Japanese have god-like powers?

6. Why don't the Sock Girls run away when Mother tells them to?

7. Describe Mother after Grandfather's death.

8. Describe the setting of "Year of Impossible Goodbyes."

9. Do you think that it was wise of Grandfather to meditate under the tree?

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

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