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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. Instead of "Town Reds," what does Aunt Tiger call the family?

2. What happens to Hansin's family after he tells his teachers at school that a stranger came to visit one night?

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

4. Where does the guide abandon Inchun and Sookan?

5. While escaping to the South, what cuts Sookan's feet?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the family prepares to escape to the South, who stays behind and why?

2. Describe how Sookan watches out for Inchun overnight in the barn.

3. Describe the town meetings.

4. What do you think is the real reason the guide wanted Mother to separate from Sookan and Inchun?

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

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

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

8. What does Aunt Tiger do to ease suspicions about the family's true opinion about Communism? How well does it work out?

9. After the Japanese evacuate, what happens to Unhi's brothers?

10. What is significant about Unhi's family and house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain ways in which Sookan's family resisted oppression, perhaps mentioning:

1) Haiwon's birthday

2) Sookan and Inchun being taught Korean language and culture

3) Escaping Communist rule

Essay Topic 2

Explore and discuss the complex human relationships as they appear in "Year of Impossible Goodbyes."

Essay Topic 3

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

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