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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. 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.

2. What does Isak think Sunja will offset about him in their marriage in Book One, Chapter 13?
(a) His "fear of noodles” (111).
(b) His "impractical nature” (111).
(c) His "impatience" (111).
(d) His "inability to think of anyone except for himself" (111).

3. How many times does Yangjin give birth before Sunja survives in Book One, Chapter One?
(a) Four times.
(b) Three times.
(c) Seven times.
(d) Once.

4. What does Pastor Yoo tell the sister in the dispute in Book One, Chapter 14?
(a) That she should get as much money from the Japanese man as possible and give the excess to the church.
(b) That she should become a prostitute.
(c) That her virtue is more important than sending money to her family or her brother to school.
(d) That she should go to school herself.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. What are the Korean market women called as described in Book One, Chapter 4?

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

4. How much does Pastor Yoo tell Isak he can pay him in Book One, Chapter 14?

5. What does Yoseb tell Isak about political groups in Book One, Chapter 13?

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