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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sunja think when she first sees Hansu again in Book One, Chapter 6?
(a) Excited that they will get to have sex now.
(b) Disappointment that he has not brought her a bigger present.
(c) Angry at him for taking so long.
(d) Proud that a man like him has chosen her.

3. According to Book One, Chapter 4, Koh Hansu is a what?
(a) Pachinko parlor owner.
(b) Fish broker.
(c) Pimp.
(d) Con man.

4. 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 a Christian in hiding
(b) Because he will fire Yoseb if he knows Yoseb is connected to protest activity.
(c) Because Shimamura-san has never liked Isak.
(d) Because Shimamura-san is also Korean.

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) Doing his morning yoga exercises.
(d) Advising a brother and sister in a family dispute.

6. How was Isak when he was growing up as described in Book One, Chapter 7?
(a) A devout child who only wanted to become a pastor.
(b) A little boy running about the garden eating apples.
(c) A privileged invalid who had servants to help him with what he could not do.
(d) The healthiest young boy in his family

7. What does Koh Hansu tell Sunja to be careful for in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Slippery rocks.
(b) The colonial government looking for Korean women to take to China.
(c) Sharks.
(d) The crowded marketplace.

8. What are the Korean market women called as described in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) The true bosses of Yeongdo.
(b) Mommas.
(c) Women.
(d) Ajummas.

9. What does Yangjin say when Sunja tells her about Hansu saving her from the Japanese boys in Book One, Chapter 11?
(a) That she wishes she had met him.
(b) That she understands why Sunja fell for him.
(c) That it was kind of him to help.
(d) That Isak saved her life.

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

11. What does Yangjin think happened to Dokhee and Bokhee in Book Two, Chapter 10?
(a) They found work in Osaka.
(b) They went to China to start new families.
(c) They were taken to China to be prostitutes for Japanese soldiers.
(d) They were taken to China to be prostitutes for Japanese soldiers.

12. What does Kim Changho offer Sunja and Kyunghee when they come to his restaurant for the first time in Book Two, Chapter 2?
(a) A free bag of money each week.
(b) A job in his restaurants making kimchi.
(c) A job in his restaurants pouring drinks for customers.
(d) A job in his restaurants cleaning tables.

13. What does Yoseb learn when he goes to the church looking for everyone in Book Two, Chapter 1?
(a) That Kyunghee has ran off with another man.
(b) That Isak, Pastor Yoo, and Sexton Hu were arrested.
(c) That Sunja has run away.
(d) That Mozasu has been misbehaving again.

14. Why does Yoseb go to Nagasaki in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) To work as an Japanese teacher.
(b) To hunt down Hansu and kill him.
(c) To take a long deserved vacation.
(d) To work at a steel factory.

15. What does Mozasu do each Saturday after he starts working at the pachinko parlor in Book Two, Chapter 12?
(a) Go to a brothel.
(b) Go to a casino.
(c) Give his mother his pay envelope.
(d) Go for a swim in the ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mozasu find school difficult in Book Two, Chapter 10?

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

3. What does Sunja begin doing for work in Book Two, Chapter 2?

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

5. What job does Kim do for Hansu when the family returns to Osaka in Book Two, Chapter 9?

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