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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. On page 15, where does a man in his late 50s begin to poke at a woman who says she is pregnant on page 15?
2. On page 62, what time last month did Hornclaw take the target's body to the crematorium?
3. What did Hornclaw threaten the doctor with on page 72?
4. On page 40, how many months ago did Bullfight ask Hornclaw if she had kids?
5. On page 18, when a young man nearly trips on a man, what does the young man hit him with?
Short Essay Questions
1. What advice does Hornclaw remember Ryu gave her regarding insults?
2. What pain does Hornclaw experience on page 42, and how long has she been suffering from that pain?
3. How did Hornclaw threaten the doctor who saved her on page 74?
4. What signs are there that Hornclaw's memory is failing?
5. After killing a target near a reservoir in K County, how did Hornclaw dispose of the body?
6. How did Hornclaw clean up the scene after killing a target near a reservoir in K County?
7. How did Hornclaw nearly make a fatal mistake on a job that she finished near a reservoir in K County?
8. Why does Hornclaw never ignore her annual physical checkup?
9. What did Bullfight come home to when he was 13?
10. What comments does Bullfight have about the job Hornclaw did in the Park case?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of The Old Woman with the Knife? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Hornclaw?
Essay Topic 2
The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Old Woman with the Knife and why is that incident the climax?
Essay Topic 3
Ryu dies protecting Hornclaw from a bomb. How and why does Hornclaw keep their business open after his death?
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