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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. How does Chun-ja win Soo's gratitude?

2. What animals does Sae-ri see at the Last Chance Ranch that she briefly wonders if only she can see?

3. Who does Ji-won's family almost exclusively socialize with?

4. Who does Soo say will drive her to the revival?

5. Who is Ji-won's teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Ji-won's school that leads to Anjali being treated as an outcast?

2. Why does the director of the Last Chance Ranch call Sae-ri and tell her to pick her son up?

3. What is Soo's brief conversation with Ki-tae's wife like?

4. What is Soo's relationship with Jae like in the present?

5. In what ways does Ji-won begin to rebel a bit against her mother's ways as a child?

6. Why does Sae-ri's mother finally send Matthew over to America and to Sae-ri from Korea?

7. How does Ji-won begin to build bonds with Fran?

8. Why does Soo want to go see Ki-tae as he passes nearby in a traveling revival?

9. Why does Sae-ri sometimes feel that she is a less than good mother?

10. As a student applying for college, how does Ji-won look back on her time of friendship with Anjali?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story "First Language," how does Choi communicate and explain Sae-ri's complex feelings towards and perceptions about her husband to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

In "A Map of the Simplified World," what sacrifices does Li Ji-Won make as she grows up in the service of assimilating into American culture? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Choi describe both Albert's and Alisa's experiences with Autism in the story "Solo Works for Piano?" Why do you think Choi chooses never to actually use the words "Autism" or "Autistic" in this story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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