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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Zauner sometimes go in Chapter 9 on breaks from helping care for her mother?
(a) The record store.
(b) The gym.
(c) Pizza Hut.
(d) Her old high school.

2. What did Zauner's mother always tell her to reserve for herself?
(a) Ten percent of herself.
(b) Her entire income.
(c) Banana leaves.
(d) Twenty percent of herself.

3. Where was Duncan an editor?
(a) The Plough.
(b) The Realist.
(c) The Fader.
(d) The Harp.

4. Who was the drummer in Zauner's band?
(a) Duncan.
(b) Ian.
(c) James.
(d) Henry.

5. What did Zauner's mother use to marinate short ribs at her run-down apartment in Philadelphia?
(a) 7Up and soy sauce.
(b) Mustard and vinegar.
(c) Ketchup and mustard.
(d) Bottled barbecue sauce.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what did Zauner think she could do to help show her affection for her mother during her mother's illness?

2. How old was Zauner when her mother was diagnosed with cancer?

3. What was Zauner's college degree in?

4. What did people in Seoul seem to think of Zauner's appearance?

5. What did Zauner's mother instruct Zauner's father to do to Zauner in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did people in Korea usually react to Zauner as a child on her visits there?

2. Why does Zauner find herself crying in H Mart in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 5, why did Zauner's father tell her Chongmi did not want Zauner to come to her doctor's visit?

4. What role did Nicole and Colette play in Zauner's life as a teenager?

5. How did Chongmi used to react when Zauner would get hurt as a child?

6. What attitude did Zauner's parents have towards food?

7. What is Zauner's perspective on the kind of child she was?

8. How does Zauner remember her grandmother, Halmoni?

9. Why does Zauner often feel angry in Chapter 1?

10. How does Zauner feel about having grown up in suburban/rural Oregon?

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