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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did James take the family the first night Matthew arrived in the country?
2. Which author had Soo once loved as a young woman?
3. How does Chun-ja win Soo's gratitude?
4. What do guests traditionally shower the bride and groom with in a Korean wedding?
5. In the story "First Language," what is Sae-ri thinking as she drives with her husband in the opening paragraphs?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Sae-ri feel about her husband after some years of marriage?
2. How does Sae-ri's husband react when he first finds out about Matthew?
3. What tragedy launched Ki-tae's career as a preacher?
4. How does Sae-ri think of her own character as she was as a young woman?
5. Why do Soo and Jae have no children?
6. What is Soo's brief conversation with Ki-tae's wife like?
7. Why does Soo want to go see Ki-tae as he passes nearby in a traveling revival?
8. What does Sae-ri tell Matthew when she comes to collect him at Last Chance Ranch?
9. How does Ji-won begin to build bonds with Fran?
10. How does Soo feel when she and Jae are driving back from the revival?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "The Loved Ones," how does Choi explain to the reader what Happy's relationship with his mother is like? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
In "Song and Song," what surprises Minyoung about hers and Charis's visit to Minji's in London, and how and why does Minyoung begin to see her sister Minji's life from a different perspective during this visit? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What contrasts does Sae-ri draw between "typical" marital relationships in Korea versus what she understands of the same in America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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