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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 does Young Ju tell her father she needs to go to church in "Becoming Too American"?
2. What is the name of the minister's wife in "The Power of Prayer"?
3. When Young Ju was Joon's age, what regular chores did she have?
4. In "The Power of Prayer," what do Young Ju and Joon have for breakfast?
5. In "Disappearing Bubbles," what type of car do the Parks have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Joon do while Young Ju and Apa wash the car, and why is Young Ju frustrated?
2. Why do Amanda and her parents not know where Young Ju lives?
3. What papers are Apa and Young Ju given at the Department of Immigration and Naturalization Services, and why does Young Ju ask the man who helps them to review the papers?
4. How does Apa take the news that Halmoni died, and how does Young Ju comfort him?
5. What happens when Joon and Young Ju pick up Legos?
6. Where does Uhmma take Young Ju and Joon after the first Sunday they go to church, and what is it like?
7. What do Young Ju and Joon do when they have to wait while their mother works late at her second job?
8. How does Young Ju help Uhmma in "My Best Is Always Not Enough"?
9. What does Apa do when Joon complains and does not pick up his Legos?
10. Why does Young Ju like it when her father plays the Blob?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?
Essay Topic 2
Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?
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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