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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. What does Jae seem to resent Soo for that comes up years after they move to America?
2. In the story "First Language," what is Sae-ri thinking as she drives with her husband in the opening paragraphs?
3. What does Soo carry in her envelope of cash that she brings from Korea to the United States?
4. What does Jae do every Sunday?
5. Which author had Soo once loved as a young woman?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways does Ji-won begin to rebel a bit against her mother's ways as a child?
2. What happens in Ji-won's school that leads to Anjali being treated as an outcast?
3. How do Sae-ri and her husband afford the exorbitant cost of the Last Chance Ranch?
4. How does Soo know Ki-tae?
5. What tragedy launched Ki-tae's career as a preacher?
6. How does Sae-ri think of her own character as she was as a young woman?
7. In the story "First Language," how does Sae-ri feel about the Last Chance Ranch?
8. In "First Language," who arranges for Sae-ri's marriage and why?
9. Why was Soo so disappointed when she first came to America from Korea as a young married woman?
10. Why does Sae-ri's son, Matthew, go to the Last Chance Ranch?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
In "Song and Song," why does Charis's school speech affect Minyoung so dramatically? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How does Choi handle the topic of the split between North and South Korea throughout this collection, particularly through the experiences of her characters who have emigrated to America from Korea? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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