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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book Three, chapter 20, what does Goro-san tell Solomon about the old Korean woman’s property?
(a) That Solomon should not have asked him to help with the deal.
(b) That it is a bad piece of property anyways.
(c) That the client rejected the property after the woman's death.
(d) That the client bought the property from him.

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

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?
(a) A ledger.
(b) How to set a pachinko machine.
(c) A badger.
(d) How to get Phoebe back.

4. What does Kazu tells Solomon about Japan in Book Three, Chapter 17?
(a) That it is better in America.
(b) That the post-war boom is optimal to make their financial fortunes.
(c) That everyone is "drowning in shame" (449).
(d) That "everyone is afraid of being different" (449).

5. What does Sunja cook for dinner with Hansu in Book Three, Chapter 4?
(a) Chicken jorim and fish jeon.
(b) Bulgogi.
(c) Bimbimbop.
(d) Fried chicken.

6. Who is the woman who calls out to Noa on campus in Book Two, Chapter 15?
(a) Kyunghee Baek.
(b) Sunja Baek.
(c) Akiko Fumeki.
(d) Kuroda-san.

7. What does Kazu tell Solomon as a life lesson in Book Three, Chapter 17?
(a) That there is "shit tax" that everyone pays and that Solomon should use every advantage he has (448).
(b) Not to get too cocky.
(c) To rise above discrimination.
(d) To be humble and respect his elders.

8. What does Hansu tell Sunja in Book Three, Chapter 3 to get her to listen to him?
(a) "I've only ever loved you" (354).
(b) "I'm dying” (354).
(c) "I want to marry you" (354).
(d) "I'm so sorry for everything" (354).

9. What does Hana ask Solomon if Christianity is like in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) A metaphor for the mind’s connection to its subconscious.
(b) A satanic ritual.
(c) A cult.
(d) A brainwashing machine power 3000.

10. What does Hana tell Solomon about his family in Book Three, Chapter 20?
(a) She wants them to come visit her.
(b) That they are better than her family.
(c) She wishes she was a part of his family.
(d) That his father, aunt, and grandmother all have come to pray and care for her.

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

12. In Book Three, Chapter 2, what does Sunja say hearing Yumi's backstory?
(a) "My child, I will take care of you now” (345).
(b) "My child, you are starting a new family now" (345).
(c) "My child, you have suffered too much" (345).
(d) "Wow, that's TERRIBLE” (345).

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

14. 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 went to get yakitori for Daisuke.
(c) Because she had sex with another woman in the park.
(d) Because she saw Haruki having sex with another man in the park.

15. What does Mozasu tell Haruki about his schoolbook in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) That he wanted to commit suicide when he was a kid.
(b) That kids also wrote terrible things in there.
(c) That school was the best experience of his life.
(d) That he never did the homework.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Kyunghee tell Sunja she turned Kim down in Book Two, Chapter 14?

3. What does Etsuko say to Mozasu that Yumi would have thought about Solomon in Book Three, Chapter 11?

4. What languages does the Baek family speak at family gatherings with Phoebe as described in Book Three Chapter 18?

5. What does Sunja find from the graveyard groundkeeper in Book Three, Chapter 21?

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