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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV ("Skinship" - "The Loved Ones," Pages 169 - 224).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness does Young-ja have?
(a) Multiple Sclerosis.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Atrial fibrillation.

2. What happened to Joe Torres after he and Albert graduated from music school?
(a) He jumped in front of a train.
(b) He died of cancer.
(c) He had a heart attack and died.
(d) He became a teacher in San Francisco.

3. What does Ji-ho call his mother at the end of the story "Skinship"?
(a) Whore.
(b) Failure.
(c) Bitch.
(d) Ho.

4. What does Sae-ri consider doing before coming to America?
(a) Faking her own death.
(b) Killing herself.
(c) Leaving and disappearing with her son in Korea.
(d) Marrying a different Korean.

5. What does Albert's mentor often smell like?
(a) A pipe.
(b) Cologne.
(c) Cat litter.
(d) Bleach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work does Mo-sae's son-in-law do?

2. What does Sae-ri think of James as a father?

3. Why are So-hyun's aunt and Susie the only ones in the family who go back to Korea for a time?

4. What happens to Ji-ho in the end of the story that enrages So-hyun's mother?

5. What does So-hyun's father once give her mother that sparks a terrible fight?

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