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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the birthday feast is interrupted, what does Sookan wish for the first time in her life?
(a) She was Japanese.
(b) She was dead.
(c) She was pretty.
(d) She had never been born.

2. Who used to publish an underground newspaper for Korean independence?
(a) Kisa.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Sookan's mother and father.
(d) Theresa.

3. What "gifts" do Sookan and Inchun give all the factory workers?
(a) Rice balls.
(b) Licorice gum balls.
(c) Sprigs of pine.
(d) Wedgies.

4. After Grandfather's death, what is Captain Narita's complaint about the factory?
(a) The factory workers make too much noise.
(b) The socks it produces are defective.
(c) There is not enough productivity.
(d) The Japanese army no longer needs socks.

5. After Grandfather's death, what is done to help make up for Mother's absent-mindedness?
(a) Theresa helps with the housework.
(b) Grandmother helps cook meals.
(c) Haiwon helps manage the sock factory.
(d) Sookan and Inchun help make, sort, and fold socks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator of "Year of Impossible Goodbyes"?

2. What is Mother's religion?

3. What do Sookan and Inchun water after the birthday feast debacle?

4. Who watches Grandfather meditate?

5. Who introduced Mother to Catholicism?

(see the answer key)

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