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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. In "My Future," what does Young Ju draw?

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

3. In "Not Forever," what color is the house where Apa rents the bottom floor?

4. What is Sahmchun's hair like?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "My Future," what does a girl in Young Ju's class give her, and what does Young Ju do with it?

4. What is Young Ju's teacher like in "My Future"?

5. How does Young Ju learn that her family is moving?

6. What does Halmoni tell Young Ju about heaven?

7. How is Uhmma dressed when she takes Young Ju to get her hair curled?

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

9. Who is Young Ju looking for in "A Step from Heaven," and what do the grownups tell her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What lie does Young Ju tell her second grade class? Why does Young Ju feel guilty after telling the lie? What does this action reveal about her character?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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