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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hoonie learn at school in Book One, Chapter One?
(a) English Literature.
(b) To read and write some Korean and Japanese and to do some small mathematical sums.
(c) Calculus.
(d) To read and write some Korean and Japanese.

3. Why does Tanaka-san say he will give Kyunghee half the meat she requested in Book One, Chapter 15?
(a) Because, "I want you to bring by some of the Seolleongtang when you are done cooking" (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 only want to sleep with you" (128).

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

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

6. What do Isak and Sunja eat together in Sunja’s first restaurant in Book One, Chapter 9?
(a) Hot pot.
(b) Ramen.
(c) Kalguksu.
(d) Udon.

7. What does Isak call out to Sunja when he wakes up Book Two, Chapter 5?
(a) "Sunja" (191).
(b) "Yobo” (191).
(c) "My love" (191).
(d) "Wife" (191).

8. What does Noa tell Sunja when he returns from the biscuit factory in Book Two, Chapter 5?
(a) I took three biscuit if you want some.
(b) Uncle Yoseb cannot leave work.
(c) I hope it is ok that I skipped school.
(d) Uncle Yoseb is on his way.

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

10. Where does Goro-san offer to employ Mozasu in Book Two, Chapter 11?
(a) At his pachinko parlor.
(b) At his restaurant.
(c) At the local casino.
(d) At Chiyaki's sock shop.

11. Why is Pastor Shin hesitant to marry Isak and Sunja in Book One, Chapter 10?
(a) He has never liked Sunja.
(b) He wants to make sure she will not hurt Isak.
(c) He thinks she is immoral for getting pregnant.
(d) He is tired of seeing young couples getting married.

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 Japanese bathhouse.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A bar.
(d) Karaoke.

13. Why can Yoseb not leave his work when Noa tells him Isak is home in Book Two, Chapter 4?
(a) He wants to impress his boss with his work ethic.
(b) He may lose his job and the character reference from his boss.
(c) He wants to become the head boss.
(d) He does not want to stop working.

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

15. Why does Isak travel in spite of his mother and doctor not approving as described in Book One, Chapter 7?
(a) He found life in Korea boring.
(b) The church in Osaka asks him to come.
(c) He did not want to stay in Pyongyang any more.
(d) He wanted to join the revolutionaries in Japan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Hansu come into Sunja's life again in Book Two, Chapter 6?

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

4. What does Kyunghee do at the restaurant to avoid upsetting Yoseb in Book Two, Chapter 3?

5. What does Yoseb tell Isak not to do to avoid trouble in the ghetto in Book One, Chapter 12?

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