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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Etsuko think, as she leaves Hana in her apartment in Book Three, Chapter 10, that she could do?
(a) She wishes to forget the past.
(b) She wishes she never had children.
(c) She wishes she could return to her children being young again and treat them a little kinder.
(d) She wishes she had had only boys.

2. What does Takano-san employ Noa as in Book Three, Chapter 1?
(a) A bookkeeper.
(b) A librarian.
(c) An English Literature teacher.
(d) A pachinko goon.

3. What is Akiko studying in university in Book Two, Chapter 18?
(a) Film Studies.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Sociology.

4. What does Etsuko's daughter, Hana, tell her on the phone in Book Three, Chapter 9?
(a) "I hate you" (393).
(b) "I'm four months pregnant" (393).
(c) "I don't want to speak to you ever again" (393).
(d) " I never loved you" (393).

5. What is the name of the new girl at Totoyama's sewing shop in Book Two, Chapter 16?
(a) Maya.
(b) Yumi.
(c) Yumiko.
(d) Marie.

6. Where does Hansu tell Sunja that Noa is living in Book Three, Chapter 8?
(a) Westeros.
(b) Nagano.
(c) Pyongyang.
(d) Yokohama.

7. What does Noa say to Sunja before she leaves in Book Three, Chapter 8?
(a) He wants her to meet his children.
(b) He traveled to America.
(c) He will come by next week.
(d) He plans to kill himself.

8. What does Solomon think as the men tease him at the end of Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) That he does not actually like them.
(b) That what they are saying is what a middle class Japanese would say.
(c) That he does not want to come to poker any more.
(d) That they are racist.

9. Why does Solomon not ask Phoebe to stay in Book Three, Chapter 21?
(a) He never actually liked her.
(b) He knows his family does not approve of her.
(c) He was only with her because he was afraid to be alone.
(d) Since they have come to Japan, he has realized the distance between them is too great.

10. What languages does the Baek family speak at family gatherings with Phoebe as described in Book Three Chapter 18?
(a) English, Taiwanese, and Korean.
(b) Japanese, Korean, and Spanglish.
(c) Japanese, Korean, and american Sign Language.
(d) English, Japanese, and Korean.

11. Why does Hana tell Solomon in Book Three, Chapter 19 that she could not have stayed with him?
(a) Because the hurt she held towards her parents was so deep that she could not show love to anyone else.
(b) Because she could not see any other way to be happy.
(c) Because she felt certain she would hurt him.
(d) Because she wanted o explore the world.

12. Who is Noa's first friend in Nagano in Book Three, Chapter 1?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Bingo.
(c) Badminton.
(d) BTS.

13. Why do the poker players tell Solomon he can pick up the restaurant tab as described in Book Three, Chapter 16 even though it is not customary for newcomers?
(a) Because he beats them all at poker regularly and takes their money.
(b) Because he makes more than all of them combined
(c) Because he wants to show off his father’s wealth.
(d) Because he knows the restaurant owner.

14. Why does Kyunghee tell Sunja she turned Kim down in Book Two, Chapter 14?
(a) She can not imagine being married to him.
(b) She can not imagine being married to a communist.
(c) She does not want to disappoint two men.
(d) She always thought his haircut looked weird.

15. What do Etsuko, Solomon, and Mozasu go to get in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) Solomon's foriegn national registration.
(b) Solomon's driver license.
(c) Solomon's birthday present.
(d) Solomon's learner permit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Solomon go when Kazu fires him in Book Three, Chapter 19?

2. What does Yoseb tell Changho in Book Two, Chapter 14?

3. What does Noa think about Akiko asking questions about him in Book Two, Chapter 18?

4. What happens when Sunja goes to Koh Hansu's Osaka house in Book Two, Chapter 20?

5. What does Kazu say when Solomon accuses him of discrimination in Book Three, Chapter 19?

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