1. What does Sunja think about her children in Book Two, Chapter 4?
(a) That it is difficult to support them financially.
(b) That she is annoyed by them.
(c) That her boys are her delight.
(d) That she wishes she could provide more for them.

2. Why does Isak travel in spite of his mother and doctor not approving as described in Book One, Chapter 7?
(a) He did not want to stay in Pyongyang any more.
(b) He found life in Korea boring.
(c) He wanted to join the revolutionaries in Japan.
(d) The church in Osaka asks him to come.

3. Why is Pastor Shin hesitant to marry Isak and Sunja in Book One, Chapter 10?
(a) He thinks she is immoral for getting pregnant.
(b) He wants to make sure she will not hurt Isak.
(c) He is tired of seeing young couples getting married.
(d) He has never liked Sunja.

4. What does Yoseb try to think about the Japanese police officer who he asks to release Isak in Book Two, Chapter 1?
(a) "That he just wanted to go to the bar and drink" (158).
(b) "That he was just another man who was doing a job he didn't like" (158).
(c) "That he was as bad as all the other Japanese" (158).
(d) "That he was a terrible human being" (158).

5. Why does Kyunghee think she still may be able to have children in Book One, Chapter 15?
(a) Because a stork settled on their doorway and laid an egg.
(b) Because her doctor told her she was still fertile.
(c) Because she had a vision from God.
(d) Because Sara in the Bible had children in her old age.