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

2. According to Book One, Chapter 4, Koh Hansu is a what?
(a) Fish broker.
(b) Con man.
(c) Pachinko parlor owner.
(d) Pimp.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Koh Hansu tell Sunja to call him in Book One, Chapter 5?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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