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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. Unhi's family is ___.

2. Whose family actually owns the home that Captain Narita had been living in?

3. Mother is waiting for the return of ___ from a labor camp.

4. In the Worker's Paradise, what happens to traitors?

5. What do the interrogation soldiers tell Sookan and Inchun to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the old man at the train station help Sookan and Inchun?

2. How does the old man in the train station approach Sookan and Inchun?

3. Do you think that Korea is better off with the Russians than the Japanese?

4. How are Inchun and Sookan interrogated by the Russians?

5. What is a "Worker's Paradise"?

6. Describe the guide who is to lead the family to the South.

7. Why are the school children encouraged to talk about their home life?

8. What does the guide tell the children to do if their mother is captured? What do they actually do?

9. Describe the uniform of the proletariat.

10. Describe Mrs. Kim.

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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