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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II ("First Language" - "A Map of the Simplified World," Pages 57 - 110).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What airport did Jae pick Soo up at when she first arrived in America?
(a) Boston Logan.
(b) Blessington.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Newark.

2. Where is Sae-ri driving with her husband in the opening pages of "First Language"?
(a) Newark Airport.
(b) The Meadowlands.
(c) The Last Chance Ranch.
(d) Madison Square Garden.

3. Why does The Last Chance Ranch call to insist Sae-ri collects her son?
(a) He is violent.
(b) He never speaks.
(c) He has expressed romantic inclinations towards other boys there.
(d) He has asked desperately to come home.

4. Where does Ji-won start going regularly when she has read everything in the house?
(a) Fran's house.
(b) Anjali's house.
(c) The library.
(d) The bookstore.

5. Why is Sae-ri not a very attractive prospect for men to marry in the beginning of this story?
(a) She has a speech impediment.
(b) She is poor.
(c) She is not considered attractive.
(d) She has a child out of wedlock.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "First Language," what does Sae-ri wait for many months to get before moving to America?

2. What language does Sae-ri think it is easy to lie in?

3. Who is Sae-ri's' husband?

4. What does Sae-ri ask Matthew if he did with his teeth when he lost them in Korea?

5. What is the American name of Sae-ri's son?

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