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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do So-hyun and her brother and mother move to America?
(a) To escape her father's abuse.
(b) To escape the terrible regime rounding people up and jailing them there.
(c) To escape her grandmother's abuse.
(d) To escape the debt collectors.

2. What does Sasha ask Alisa to play for Albert for her first piece?
(a) Rachmaninoff.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Silberson.
(d) Mozart.

3. 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.

4. Who does So-hyun's aunt give money to so that person can come to America after her own mother's death?
(a) So-hyun's grandfather.
(b) So-hyun's other brother.
(c) So-hyun's father.
(d) So-hyun's other aunt.

5. Who waits at the building for So-hyun's mother while she does her work?
(a) Ji-ho.
(b) So-hyun's uncle.
(c) So-hyun's aunt.
(d) So-hyun.

6. How many children do Young-ja and Mo-sae have?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

7. In the story "The Art of Losing," what is Mo-sae suffering from?
(a) Malnutrition.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Alzheimer's Disease.
(d) Heart disease.

8. What instrument do both Sasha and Albert play?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Piano.
(c) Violin.
(d) Trumpet.

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

10. What is Albert's last name?
(a) Uhm.
(b) Hendricks.
(c) Robertson.
(d) Smith.

11. What gift does So-hyun's father bring to her from Korea that puzzles her?
(a) A ring.
(b) A jump rope.
(c) A jade turtle.
(d) A phone.

12. Whose room does Happy think the man he and his supervisor are taking care of has been placed in?
(a) His mother's.
(b) His granddaughter's.
(c) His sister's.
(d) His wife's.

13. What does Sasha tell Albert about her daughter Alisa and piano?
(a) She is truly gifted.
(b) She is technically talented but needs work on expression.
(c) She is not very talented.
(d) She has been told Alisa is a genius but she wants Albert's opinion.

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

15. In "Solo Works for Piano," what does Sasha bring to Albert's studio with her?
(a) A pedal box.
(b) A ring.
(c) Extra coats.
(d) Her dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does So-hyun's aunt write a check for her for at the end of each month for her work?

2. Who is So-hyun's cousin that is around her own age?

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

4. How do many of Young-ja's friends and neighbors find out about Mo-sae's illness?

5. What does So-hyun's uncle do for a living?

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