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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 Nurse Park indicate is wrong with Dr. Chang on page 167?

2. How long had Ryu and Hornclaw been gone when they returned to find Cho and the baby dead?

3. What jewelry would Eonni always wear after she came home from school?

4. How often does Hornclaw usually get new assignments?

5. What does Hornclaw usually do when she leaves Deadweight for a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice did Hornclaw's roommate give her when Hornclaw worked at the nightclub?

2. How did Cho feel about Hornclaw when Hornclaw was working with Ryu, and how did Hornclaw attempt to broach the subject with Ryu?

3. Why does Mrs. Kang think that people will go to the big-box stores instead of shopping at her market?

4. Why does Hornclaw have to say that she will not be able to finish her job on page 161?

5. Where is Dr. Kang's father when Hornclaw stops by the shop on page 174?

6. How did Hornclaw get away from a man who tried to rape her?

7. Why could Ryu and Hornclaw not quit their line of work?

8. What work did Hornclaw do at the nightclub?

9. How does Hornclaw feel about eliminating Mr. Kang, and when was the last time that Hornclaw felt that way about a target?

10. Why did Hornclaw have to leave her place with her cousin and his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ageism is a form of discrimination based on a person’s age. How and why is Hornclaw affected by ageism?

Essay Topic 2

Bullfight is a disease control specialist. Why does he want revenge against Hornclaw?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of The Old Woman with the Knife?

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