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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 are Joon and his friend playing with in "Strong Is a Man"?

2. What exam does Young Ju have in "My Best Is Always Not Enough," that she is worried about?

3. What is Amanda's last name?

4. In "Rainy-Day Surprises," where do Young Ju and Joon play when it is not raining and they are waiting for their mother?

5. What days of the week do Uhmma and Apa work late at their second jobs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Amanda and her parents not know where Young Ju lives?

2. How does Young Ju help Uhmma in "My Best Is Always Not Enough"?

3. Why does Young Ju like it when her father plays the Blob?

4. What does Apa do when Joon complains and does not pick up his Legos?

5. What does Apa do once in a while when Young Ju and Joon are watching cartoons?

6. Who was Harry?

7. What happens when Apa comes home late in "My Best Is Always Not Enough"?

8. What do Young Ju and Joon do when they have to wait while their mother works late at her second job?

9. What does Apa do after going to church with Uhmma and the children in "Punishment"?

10. Where does Uhmma take Young Ju and Joon after the first Sunday they go to church, and what is it like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the book and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Young Ju learns that she is moving from her friend Ju Mi. How does Ju Mi act when she tells Young Ju that Young Ju is moving? Would Ju Mi like to go to America? Is Ju Mi jealous?

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