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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Chapter 13 - 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vulgar thing does Yoseb say to shame Sunja when he finds out she has paid his debts in Book One, Chapter 17?
(a) "My nuts are shriveling” (142).
(b) "My penis is falling off" (142).
(c) "My men are mocking me" (142).
(d) "I never liked you" (142).

2. Where do the Koreans in Osaka live as described in Book One, Chapter 12?
(a) Higashi Ward.
(b) Amagasuki.
(c) In Ikaino, the ghetto.
(d) Taisho Ward.

3. Why are butchers on the lower rungs of Japanese society as described in Book One, Chapter 15?
(a) Because there have been mass murderers who have been butchers.
(b) Because touching dead animals is a shameful occupation.
(c) Because they are all Korean.
(d) Because Japanese customers do not buy meat.

4. What does Pastor Shin want Sunja to do in Book One, Chapter 10?
(a) Ask forgiveness from God.
(b) Throw herself into the sea.
(c) Not throw her burdens on Isak.
(d) Find someone else to marry.

5. What is Pastor Yoo doing at the Osaka church when Isak arrives in Book One, Chapter 14?
(a) Smoking a cigarette over his coffee.
(b) Stretching.
(c) Advising a brother and sister in a family dispute.
(d) Doing his morning yoga exercises.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yangin go to get after Isak and Sunja’s marriage ceremony in Book One, Chapter 10?

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

3. How had Sunja been proud of her father's kindness as described in Book One, Chapter 9?

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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