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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Etsuko say to Mozasu that Yumi would have thought about Solomon in Book Three, Chapter 11?
(a) Yumi would have been pleased about Solomon.
(b) Yumi would have thought he was so accomplished.
(c) Yumi would have wanted something different for her son.
(d) Yumi would have thought he was too easygoing.

2. In Book Three, Chapter 4, what illness does Hansu tell Sunja he has?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Breast Cancer.
(c) Self-hatred.
(d) Prostrate cancer.

3. In Book Three, Chapter 3, what does Solomon tell the mourners at Yumi's funeral?
(a) "Mama is in New York" (347).
(b) "Mama is in heaven now" (347).
(c) "Mama is in California" (347).
(d) "Mama wouldn't want you to cry" (347).

4. What does Mozasu tell Haruki about his schoolbook in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) That he wanted to commit suicide when he was a kid.
(b) That school was the best experience of his life.
(c) That kids also wrote terrible things in there.
(d) That he never did the homework.

5. Who does the tour guide say cursed the Matsumoto-jo castle from Book Three, Chapter 5?
(a) Mozasu.
(b) Tada Kasuke.
(c) Nobuo Ban.
(d) Koichi-san.

6. What does Etsuko think, as she leaves Hana in her apartment in Book Three, Chapter 10, that she could do?
(a) She wishes she had had only boys.
(b) She wishes she could return to her children being young again and treat them a little kinder.
(c) She wishes she never had children.
(d) She wishes to forget the past.

7. What does Sunja say when she asks Hansu for help in Book One, Chapter 13?
(a) She wants it to be a loan.
(b) She wants to get back at Yoseb for his cruelty.
(c) She wants him to pay the child support he never took care of.
(d) She wants him to act responsibly.

8. What does Noa think about Akiko asking questions about him in Book Two, Chapter 18?
(a) He resents her curiosity.
(b) He likes having her learn more about him.
(c) She thinks he asks the wrong questions.
(d) He thinks she does not actually care for him.

9. Why do Mozasu, Totoyama, and Goro-san think Solomon is visiting in Book Three, Chapter 20?
(a) Because he is skipping work.
(b) Because he is tired.
(c) Because he has quit his job.
(d) Because he missed them so much.

10. What does Ayame want to get Daisuke after her bath in Book Three, Chapter 6?
(a) Yakitori.
(b) Tteobokki crackers.
(c) Songpyeon.
(d) Fire noodles.

11. What does Solomon ask his father to explain when he tells his father that he wants to take over the family business in Book Three, Chapter 21?
(a) How to get Phoebe back.
(b) A badger.
(c) A ledger.
(d) How to set a pachinko machine.

12. What does Akiko say to Noa about Hansu in Book Two, Chapter 19?
(a) That she finds Hansu attractive.
(b) That she wonders if he will let her and Noa move in together.
(c) That he is Noa's father.
(d) That he is such a great benefactor!

13. What does Solomon do with his winning poker hand in Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) Defeat the others.
(b) Keep a poker face.
(c) Hold onto it.
(d) Discard it.

14. Why does Kyunghee tell Sunja she turned Kim down in Book Two, Chapter 14?
(a) She always thought his haircut looked weird.
(b) She can not imagine being married to him.
(c) She does not want to disappoint two men.
(d) She can not imagine being married to a communist.

15. What does Sunja tell Hansu about Noa and Mozasu in Book Three, Chapter 8?
(a) "They’re my life” (387).
(b) "I know they love you as much as you love them" (387).
(c) "I've always wanted daughters" (387).
(d) "I feel that they have let me down" (387).

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Solomon go when Kazu fires him in Book Three, Chapter 19?

2. What does Solomon think as the men tease him at the end of Book Three, Chapter 16?

3. In Book Three, Chapter 12, what TV show do Kyunghee, Sunja, and Yangjin watch together?

4. What does Yoseb tell Changho in Book Two, Chapter 14?

5. In Book Three, Chapter 10, what does Hana say about Etsuko being a mother?

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