Crying in H Mart

Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. 25 (Chapter 2)

2. Phuket (Chapter 2)

3. Eugene, OR (Chapter 2)

4. Seoul (Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. She cries because she is most reminded of her mother among the various Korean foods and ingredients. (Chapter 1)

2. She wonders because she feels like she does not have her mother to ask about traditional Korean foods. (Chapter 1)

3. She is living in Philadelphia and trying to get a start on her music career. (Chapter 3)

4. He takes them to a restaurant that serves a Korean tofu stew. (Chapter 4)

5. She means that he is a good man. (Chapter 4)

Chaptrs 5-8

Reading Check

1. “Famous Bad Girl” (Chapter 5)

2. Korean snacks and other gifts (Chapter 6)

3. Kye (Chapter 7)

4. “Big sister” (Chapter 8)

Short Answer

1. He is recovering from a drug addiction and spent time in jail as a teenager for selling methamphetamines. (Chapter 5)

2. Colette seemed more open and free than Chongmi. (Chapter 5)

3. She wants to make up for all of the hurt between them. (Chapter 6)

4. He feels unable to do anything productive or helpful. (Chapter 7)

Chapters 9-12

Reading Check

1. The monkey (Chapter 9)

2. Korea (Chapter 9)

3. At karaoke (Chapter 11)

Short Answer

1. Both her grandmother and her closest aunt had passed away. (Chapter 9)

2. She thinks it will keep her mother fighting and she cannot imagine her wedding without her mother present. (Chapter 10)

3. She wants to be strong enough to slow dance with Peter. (Chapter 11)

Chapters 13-16

Reading Check

1. Michelle herself (Chapter 13)

2. Peter, Michelle’s father, and Michelle (Chapter 13)

3. Baby shoes (Chapter 16)

Short Answer

1. She has no memories there with her mother. (Chapter 13)

2. “Lovely” is a word that Chongmi loved. (Chapter 14)

3. She wants to do something kind for them. (Chapter 14)

4. They go to take their minds off of the grief. (Chapter 15)

Chapters 17-20

Reading Check

1. A pizza shop (Chapter 17)

2. Umma (“mom”) (Chapter 17)

3. Japanese Breakfast (Chapter 17)

Short Answer

1. She realizes that her mother was constantly taking pictures of her and that she will never know everything about her mother. (Chapter 19)

2. Others often saw Chongmi as proof of Zauner’s Korean heritage and without her, Zauner feels less connected to her heritage. (Chapter 19)

3. She is playing in her mother’s hometown. (Chapter 20)

4. They do not realize how successful her music career is becoming. (Chapter 20)