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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 is the name of Young-ja's daughter?

2. What does Mo-sae sometimes do at church?

3. Whose room does Happy think the man he and his supervisor are taking care of has been placed in?

4. What does Happy wear to his work experience every day?

5. What does So-hyun's father once give her mother that sparks a terrible fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sasha contact Albert again after many years of being out of touch?

2. Why does So-hyun dislike her cousin Susie so much?

3. Why does Albert think the reason Sasha contacts him after being out of touch for many years is strange?

4. In "Skinship," where do So-hyun and her family stay at first in America?

5. What seems to be the turning point in So-hyun's famliy at the end of the story "Skinship"?

6. How do Albert's classmates remember him?

7. In the story "Skinship," why does So-hyun's family leave Korea?

8. What does Albert seem to be considering at the end of the story "Solo Works for Piano"?

9. What extremes does Albert go through to prepare for the Van Cliburn competition?

10. How does the community find out about Mo-sae's illness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What specific topics and tensions related to end-of-life issues does Choi explore throughout this collection, and how do caregiving responsibilities affect different family's dynamics? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Sae-ri's character change over the course of the story "First Language," and what part does her having and caring for her children play in her character's arc throughout the story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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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