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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two: Chapter 1 - 4.

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) "I never liked you" (142).
(b) "My penis is falling off" (142).
(c) "My nuts are shriveling” (142).
(d) "My men are mocking me" (142).

2. 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) Osaka.
(c) Yeongo.
(d) The Taejongdae forest.

3. What does Yoseb try to think about the Japanese police officer who he asks to release Isak in Book Two, Chapter 1?
(a) "That he was as bad as all the other Japanese" (158).
(b) "That he just wanted to go to the bar and drink" (158).
(c) "That he was a terrible human being" (158).
(d) "That he was just another man who was doing a job he didn't like" (158).

4. Why does Tanaka-san say he will give Kyunghee half the meat she requested in Book One, Chapter 15?
(a) Because, "I only want to sleep with you" (128).
(b) Because, "a mother must eat well if she's to raise a strong worker for the Emperor" (128).
(c) Because, "I hope one day you will become my wife” (128).
(d) Because, "I want you to bring by some of the Seolleongtang when you are done cooking" (128).

5. How much does Yoseb owe the money collector in total as described in Book One, Chapter 16?
(a) 213 yen.
(b) 200 yen.
(c) 120 yen.
(d) 50 sen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Isak say about Sunja's expected baby in Book One, Chapter 7?

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

4. In Book Two, Chapter 3, how much does Kim Changho say he will pay to each of the women?

5. How had Koh Hansu's father been as described in Book One, Chapter 5?

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