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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. What did Oh Misook’s youngest brother do for work after college?
(a) He was a lawyer.
(b) He did not work.
(c) He was a farmer.
(d) He was a teacher.

2. What did Eunyoung’s mother do after dropping her off at teacher training school?
(a) She bought Jiyoung a car.
(b) She sobbed.
(c) She told Jiyoung she could not wait until she moved out.
(d) She bought everyone dinner.

3. What did Jiyoung discover the “wide world” (51) was full of when she entered high school?
(a) Introverts.
(b) Extroverts.
(c) Perverts.
(d) Geniuses.

4. How many people lived in the small, two-bedroom apartment Jiyoung and her family lived?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. What did Jiyoung’s mother suggest Eunyoung do for school after the financial crisis created job uncertainty for her father?
(a) Become a teacher.
(b) Quit school and get a job.
(c) Become a doctor.
(d) Get a business degree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jiyoung’s teacher do at the end of the day after humiliating her in front of the class?

2. Where did Jiyoung’s brother sleep despite having his own bedroom after their grandmother died?

3. What did Jiyoung’s mother tell Jiyoung when she suggested she go back to school to become a teacher?

4. How did Eunyoung feel about her mother’s suggestion she consider a different job after the financial crisis hit?

5. Who told Jiyoung’s mother that she had started her period?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jiyoung's father react after Jiyoung was followed on the bus by a young man who accused her of flirting with him?

2. What happened when a male classmate threw Jiyoung’s shoe in class in elementary school?

3. When did Jiyong’s unusual behavior begin, and what did she do?

4. How were abortion laws in Korea described in the chapter “Childhood”?

5. What did Oh Misook do to support her family when she was growing up after Korea became industrialized?

6. In what way did the dress code at Jiyoung’s middle school change once boys began to attend?

7. How did Oh Misook support her family when Jiyoung was a child?

8. Which of Oh Misook’s odd jobs paid the best, and why did she give it up?

9. How does Suhyun react to Jiyoung’s behavior at Chuseok?

10. What did Jiyoung’s mothers say when Jiyoung expressed concern that her family would not be able to afford college tuition for her?

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