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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the parents of the suicide case in Book Two, Chapter 7 show Haruki?
(a) The boy's yearbook with insults inside.
(b) Pictures of their son.
(c) The boy's schoolbooks with good marks.
(d) Drawings their son had made as a toddler.

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

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

4. Who does the tour guide say cursed the Matsumoto-jo castle from Book Three, Chapter 5?
(a) Nobuo Ban.
(b) Koichi-san.
(c) Tada Kasuke.
(d) Mozasu.

5. Why does Hansu come to see Sunja after Yangjin's funeral in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) He is turning into a snake and wants to convert her to sss--scientology.
(b) He wants to offer his condolences.
(c) He worries she is going to go insane with grief over the loss of Noa and her mother.
(d) His wife has died, and he thinks Sunja will marry him.

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

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

8. Where does Ayame want to move after Totoyama-san's death in Book Three, Chapter 6?
(a) Pyongyang.
(b) Yokohama.
(c) Hokkaido.
(d) Tokyo.

9. What does Mozasu do to get Yumi's attention in Book Two, Chapter 16?
(a) Rip his shirt off.
(b) Run through the shop beating his chest.
(c) Speak French.
(d) Speak English.

10. What does one of the men at the poker game tease Solomon about at the end of Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) His father being in pachinko.
(b) Him being unable to ever win at poker.
(c) Him being a spoiled brat.
(d) His father being yakuza.

11. What does Mozasu want for Solomon as the novel says in Book Three, Chapter 11?
(a) "To be the top dog in finance" (409).
(b) "To reunite Korea and become their democratic leader" (409).
(c) "To have a quiet life, free from prejudice" (409).
(d) "To be an international man of the world" (409).

12. What does Hana ask Solomon about when she calls him in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) How he has been.
(c) What he thought about the latest episode of "Obake no Q-tarō".
(d) Her mother.

13. In Book Three, Chapter 6, why does Ayame say she was late coming home to take care of Daisuke?
(a) Because she took an additional bath.
(b) Because she saw Haruki having sex with another man in the park.
(c) Because she went to get yakitori for Daisuke.
(d) Because she had sex with another woman in the park.

14. Who interrupts Noa's monthly meeting with Hansu in Book Two, Chapter 18?
(a) Ayame.
(b) Yoseb.
(c) Akiko.
(d) Sunja.

15. What does Hana ask Solomon if he wants to do in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) Move to America.
(b) Have sex with her.
(c) Explore the woods.
(d) Be her boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the woman who calls out to Noa on campus in Book Two, Chapter 15?

2. What does Akiko say to Noa about Hansu in Book Two, Chapter 19?

3. What does Solomon ask his father to explain when he tells his father that he wants to take over the family business in Book Three, Chapter 21?

4. In Book Three, Chapter 2, what does Sunja say hearing Yumi's backstory?

5. Why does Solomon not ask Phoebe to stay in Book Three, Chapter 21?

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