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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 does Areum think of his mother's stories about her youth?
2. What has Areum heard people say about listening when you are older?
3. In Chapter 5, where was Daesu's store originally?
4. How does Big Grandpa Jang treat Little Grandpa Jang?
5. In Chapter 4, what does Areum note his mother's face is "layered" with?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Areum want a laptop?
2. In Chapter 4, what does Mira say to Areum about his illness that startles him?
3. Why does Mira take her time walking with Areum in public, even when he wants to hurry sometimes?
4. Why does Areum's grandfather on his mother's side dislike his father Daesu from the beginning?
5. In Chapter 7, what new complication do Areum's doctors tell him about that is very upsetting for him?
6. Who is Areum's best friend and what is their relationship like?
7. What disease does Areum have and how does it affect him?
8. Why does Daesu have to close his store?
9. What does Daesu tell Mira when she asks what his hopes are for their baby?
10. In Chapter 5, what surprises Mira about her early days as a wife and mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Areum feel about having done the television program, mainly in order to raise money for his own medical care? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 7, why does Areum's mother take her time when his instinct is to hurry so as to avoid other people's stares and whispers? What does Aruem's mother's approach mean to him? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Kim chooses to begin this novel with Areum recounting the history of his parents' background and the circumstances surrounding his own birth? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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