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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. What does Halmoni do when Young Ju cries while her father is breaking things?

2. Where does Apa's sister live?

3. What color chair does Young Ju sit in when the ahjimma does her hair?

4. What do Halmoni, Uhmma, and Young Ju do when Apa comes home drunk?

5. When does Apa come home stinking of bottles that get left on the street?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the beginning of the book when Apa comes home late?

2. What packages do Young Ju and her family get and from where?

3. What does Halmoni tell Young Ju about heaven?

4. How does Halmoni try to comfort Young Ju when her parents fight?

5. What is the house like that Apa rents for the family?

6. Where did Uhmma take Young Ju and Joon in "Being Older"?

7. What does Young Ju do with the things her classmates and teacher give her and why?

8. What is the dress like that Young Ju wears when she and her family fly to America?

9. What do Young Ju and Joon get at a fair, and what happens to the things they get?

10. How does Young Ju feel when she is carried into the ocean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Young Ju is just four at the beginning of the book. How does Young Ju mature and come of age in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Young Ju is disappointed to learn they are not in heaven when they get to America. Why is Young Ju disappointed to learn that they are not in heaven? How do the grownups try to help Young Ju deal with her disappointment? How does she learn to live with the disappointment?

Essay Topic 3

Young Ju spends a rainy night in the restaurant kitchen with her mother. What is Young Ju’s view of her mother before that night? How does that evening change her view of her mother and who she is?

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