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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Chapter 5 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yangjin think about Isak when she first sees him in Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) He could pass as a wealthy Korean.
(b) She thinks he looks sick.
(c) He could pass as a rich Japanese.
(d) She wants him to marry her daughter.

2. What does the matchmaker take as signs of the prosperity of Hoonie's family in Book One, Chapter One?
(a) Lots of family heirlooms in the house.
(b) Local village gossips.
(c) Stacks of gold coins in the corner.
(d) Food and livestock both in and outside the house.

3. Why does Isak feel spoken to by the Lord to marry Sunja in Book One, Chapter 8?
(a) Because he heard the Lord whispering in his ear.
(b) Because writing in blood appeared on Isak's wall telling him what to do.
(c) Because the Lord sent Isak a text message saying "yo, mrry the thot."
(d) Because he began studying Hosea in the morning, and then Yangjin told him about Sunja.

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

5. What does Hoonie learn at school in Book One, Chapter One?
(a) To read and write some Korean and Japanese and to do some small mathematical sums.
(b) To read and write some Korean and Japanese.
(c) Calculus.
(d) English Literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Coalman Jan say is Isak's religion in Book One, Chapter 3?

2. How many times does Yangjin give birth before Sunja survives in Book One, Chapter One?

3. Why was Isak surprised he graduated seminary school as described in Book One, Chapter 8?

4. What does Isak say to Yangjin when he realizes he has tuberculosis in Book One, Chapter 3?

5. How does Isak arrive in Yeongdu from Pyongyang in Book One, Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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