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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. How does Isak arrive in Yeongdu from Pyongyang in Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) He flies.
(b) He waits for a local farmer to give him a ride.
(c) He takes a train and then a ferry.
(d) He takes a train and then walks.

2. What does Hansu give Sunja as a gift in Book One, Chapter 6?
(a) A jar of Kimchi.
(b) Plan B contraceptive.
(c) A gold pocket watch from England.
(d) A diamond wedding ring to propose.

3. What does Isak say about Sunja's expected baby in Book One, Chapter 7?
(a) "I will take the child as my own" (60).
(b) "A child is a gift from God" (60).
(c) "Sunja should be ashamed of the way she's behaved" (60).
(d) "I can't wait to play with the child" (60).

4. Where had Hansu spent his boyhood exploring as he tells Sunja in Book One, Chapter 5?
(a) The Jeju mountain and Halla-san volcano.
(b) Yeongo.
(c) The Taejongdae forest.
(d) Osaka.

5. 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) He could pass as a rich Japanese.
(c) She thinks he looks sick.
(d) She wants him to marry her daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Isak feel spoken to by the Lord to marry Sunja in Book One, Chapter 8?

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

3. How did Isak's older brother, Samoel, die as described in Book One, Chapter 8?

4. What are the Korean market women called as described in Book One, Chapter 4?

5. What does Koh Hansu tell Sunja to be careful for in Book One, Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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