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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Yoseb brought to Tamaguchi’s farm in Book Two, Chapter 8?
(a) Because he wants to explore new places.
(b) Because he is tired of working.
(c) Because he is badly burned by a burning wall falling on him from bomb fallout.
(d) Because he does not like Nagasaki.

3. What does the matchmaker take as signs of the prosperity of Hoonie's family in Book One, Chapter One?
(a) Food and livestock both in and outside the house.
(b) Lots of family heirlooms in the house.
(c) Local village gossips.
(d) Stacks of gold coins in the corner.

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

5. 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, "I hope one day you will become my wife” (128).
(c) Because, "a mother must eat well if she's to raise a strong worker for the Emperor" (128).
(d) Because, "I want you to bring by some of the Seolleongtang when you are done cooking" (128).

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

7. What does Yangin go to get after Isak and Sunja’s marriage ceremony in Book One, Chapter 10?
(a) Kimchi.
(b) White rice for rice cakes.
(c) A new dress for Sunja.
(d) Toffee sweets.

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

9. What job does Kim do for Hansu when the family returns to Osaka in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) Fee collector from storeowners.
(b) Store clerk at a grocery store.
(c) Beating up people who will not pay fees.
(d) Head of Hansu's empire.

10. What does Coalman Jan say is Isak's religion in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Presbyterian.
(c) Islamic.
(d) Catholic.

11. What does the the arrival of Sunja’s baby interrupt for midwife Okja in Book One, Chapter 17?
(a) Her dinner.
(b) Her sleep.
(c) Her husband's drunken rant.
(d) Her local gambling game.

12. Where do Sunja and Isak go with Kyunghee and Yoseb after dinner their first night in Osaka in Book One, Chapter 13?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A bar.
(c) A Japanese bathhouse.
(d) Karaoke.

13. Why do Bokhee and Dokhee think Sunja is unhappy in Book One, Chapter 11?
(a) Because she misses her father.
(b) Because she is unhappy to leave home.
(c) Because she does not love Baek Isak.
(d) Because she misses her lover.

14. Why can Yoseb not ask his boss, Shimamura-san, to help with Isak's imprisonment in Book Two, Chapter 1?
(a) Because Shimamura-san is also Korean.
(b) Because Shimamura-san is also a Christian in hiding
(c) Because he will fire Yoseb if he knows Yoseb is connected to protest activity.
(d) Because Shimamura-san has never liked Isak.

15. Who is Mozasu's favorite wrestler in Book Two, Chapter 11?
(a) Rip Van Wrinkle.
(b) Rikidozan.
(c) Rippadoodledoo.
(d) Riki Tiki Tabby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kyunghee think she still may be able to have children in Book One, Chapter 15?

2. What does Kim Changho tell Kyunghee and Sunja about the restaurant in Book Two, Chapter 6?

3. What does Sunja tell Hansu when she finds out he is married in Book One, Chapter 6?

4. According to Book One, Chapter 4, Koh Hansu is a what?

5. What does Yoseb do to rid Noa of lice Book Two, Chapter 5?

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