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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Albert remember Sasha playing during their last master class?
(a) Rachmaninoff's Third.
(b) The Moonlight Sonata.
(c) Beethoven's Second.
(d) Mozart's First.

2. How long has it been since Sasha and Albert have seen each other when they come into contact again?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 22 years.
(d) 10 years.

3. Where did one sister of Young-ja's move to?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) Spain.

4. Where does Mo-sae remember his father taking him to the beach as a child?
(a) Hi-ri Beach.
(b) Sokcho Beach.
(c) Cape May Beach.
(d) Ki-tae Beach.

5. What food does Albert bring into his practice sessions so he can stay there all day?
(a) Beef jerkey.
(b) Dip and chips.
(c) Turkey sandwiches.
(d) Soup.

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

7. What does Alisa do before beginning to play that is a small movement but that Albert notices?
(a) Hums a note.
(b) Touches the "A" on his piano.
(c) Clears her throat.
(d) Cracks her knuckles.

8. What does So-hyun's father use to beat Ji-ho?
(a) His wooden spoon.
(b) His ice skate.
(c) His belt.
(d) His badminton racket.

9. What happens to Ji-ho in the end of the story that enrages So-hyun's mother?
(a) He gets suspended from school.
(b) He is responsible for getting a classmate pregnant.
(c) He gets arrested.
(d) He steals food from their aunt's refrigerator.

10. Who is Mo-sae's son-in-law?
(a) Robert.
(b) Henry.
(c) Sanjay.
(d) Felix.

11. What work does Mo-sae's son-in-law do?
(a) Landscaping.
(b) Law.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Accounting.

12. In the story "Skinship," who is So-hyun's brother?
(a) Ki-tae.
(b) Ji-ho.
(c) Henry.
(d) Jae.

13. Who is Sasha's daughter?
(a) Hallie.
(b) Helen.
(c) Alisa.
(d) Victoria.

14. Where did Young-ja once share a room with her sisters?
(a) Busan.
(b) Seoul.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Chicago.

15. What is Happy afraid will happen when he is alone with the old man?
(a) The old man will see him stealing things.
(b) The old man will die.
(c) The old man will start talking to him.
(d) The old man will ask to make a phone call.

Short Answer Questions

1. What competition does Albert spend years preparing for?

2. Which other student does Albert particularly not get along with in music school?

3. What does So-hyun's aunt bring back from her trip to Korea?

4. What animal terrifies both So-hyun and her mother in America?

5. What does So-hyun think is part of her brother's good looks?

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