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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. How did Sae-ri's sexual relationship with James change after he found out about Matthew?
(a) They had sex more often.
(b) It did not change.
(c) They had sex much less often.
(d) James told Sae-ri he would never be sexually attracted to her again.

2. What does Sae-ri ask Matthew if he did with his teeth when he lost them in Korea?
(a) Sell them to the tooth-buyer.
(b) Throw them on the roof for the blackbird to get them.
(c) Put them under his pillow.
(d) Bury them in the yard.

3. What is Soo thinking about when she and Jae drive home from the revival?
(a) All the mundane things she has to manage the next day.
(b) Her past.
(c) Her lost children.
(d) Her mother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which author had Soo once loved as a young woman?

2. What garment does Soo come across in trying to decide what to wear to the revival?

3. Where did Soo travel to America from years earlier?

4. Who was taking care of Matthew before he was sent from Korea to America?

5. Who is Ji-won's teacher?

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