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

2. How had Sunja been proud of her father's kindness as described in Book One, Chapter 9?
(a) The way a child in a rich family would be proud of her father's enormous house and many goats.
(b) The way a child in a rich family would be proud of her father's bags of rice and gold rings.
(c) The way a poor child might be proud of her father's thrift and innovation.
(d) The way she is proud of the trees from springing out of the driest lands.

3. What name do we learn Noa goes by at school in Book Two, Chapter 4?
(a) His uncle's name, Yoseb Baek.
(b) His Korean name, Noa Baek.
(c) His Japanese name, Nobuo Boku.
(d) His father's name, Isak Baek.

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

5. What does Yoseb tell Isak not to do to avoid trouble in the ghetto in Book One, Chapter 12?
(a) Not the wave to the neighbors.
(b) Not to lend money to the neighbors.
(c) Not to make a lot of noise at night.
(d) Not to eat too much kimchi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Yoseb not ask his boss, Shimamura-san, to help with Isak's imprisonment in Book Two, Chapter 1?

2. Where do the Koreans in Osaka live as described in Book One, Chapter 12?

3. Why do Bokhee and Dokhee think Sunja is unhappy in Book One, Chapter 11?

4. Why is Pastor Shin hesitant to marry Isak and Sunja in Book One, Chapter 10?

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

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