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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. Why don't the factory workers run away instead of becoming Spirit Girls?

2. Who gossips during breaks from factory work?

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

4. What do Sookan and Inchun water after the birthday feast debacle?

5. What is Grandfather missing on one hand?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Haiwon.

5. Why is Mother's hairpin significant?

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

7. Why is Sookan expelled from school?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore and discuss examples of compassion exhibited by characters within "Year of Impossible Goodbyes."

Essay Topic 2

Explore and discuss the narration used in "Year of Impossible Goodbyes."

Essay Topic 3

Explore and discuss examples of social class divisions within the text, being sure to touch upon:

A) Race.

B) Politics.

C) Prominence and wealth.

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