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

2. What is made in the family factory?

3. What were destroyed to make Shinto shrines?

4. Whose life does Captain Narita threaten?

5. Who catches the family having a feast?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens at lunch during Sookan's first day at school?

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

6. What does Captain Narita do to punish the family for having a party?

7. Describe Haiwon.

8. Why is Sookan expelled from school?

9. Who is the first person to ever beat Sookan and why?

10. Where are Sookan's siblings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Sookan's family members and their roles in "Year of Impossible Goodbyes."

Essay Topic 2

Explore and discuss the levels of sacrifice exhibited within the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the appearances of abuse within the text.

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