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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 Koh Hansu tell Sunja to call him in Book One, Chapter 5?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Zaddy.
(c) Oprah.
(d) Oppa.

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

3. Why are the male lodger's clothes not washed often enough as described in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) Their clothes do not get very dirty.
(b) They own very little and do not like to bother to wash clothes that will just get dirty.
(c) They like the smell of fish.
(d) They prefer them dirty.

4. How was Isak when he was growing up as described in Book One, Chapter 7?
(a) A devout child who only wanted to become a pastor.
(b) A little boy running about the garden eating apples.
(c) The healthiest young boy in his family
(d) A privileged invalid who had servants to help him with what he could not do.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the matchmaker take as signs of the prosperity of Hoonie's family in Book One, Chapter One?

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

4. Why does Isak travel in spite of his mother and doctor not approving as described in Book One, Chapter 7?

5. What does Hoonie learn at school in Book One, Chapter One?

(see the answer key)

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