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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 gossips during breaks from factory work?

2. After Grandfather's death, why does Sookan think she is being punished?

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

4. At Japanese school, who beats Sookan?

5. After the birthday feast is interrupted, what does Sookan wonder about the Japanese?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the factory workers try to do to prevent being taken away to become Spirit Girls?

2. Why is Mother's hairpin significant?

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

4. Describe Mother after Grandfather's death.

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

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

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

8. Why is Sookan expelled from school?

9. Describe how Unhi helps Sookan at school.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore and discuss the ways in which the Japanese and Russians attempted to control the Koreans, being sure to mention:

1) Propaganda

2) Schoolchildren

3) Forced labor.

Essay Topic 2

Explore and discuss life during a time of war as it appears within the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Korean history as it relates to the setting and story of "Year of Impossible Goodbyes."

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