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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Mozasu, Totoyama, and Goro-san think Solomon is visiting in Book Three, Chapter 20?
(a) Because he missed them so much.
(b) Because he is skipping work.
(c) Because he is tired.
(d) Because he has quit his job.

2. Who does Mozasu meet while he waits for Yumi in Book Two, Chapter 17?
(a) Haruki.
(b) Yumi.
(c) Ha-chan.
(d) Hayame.

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

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

5. What does Senora Wakamura say on Other Lands in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) "Wow, men really don't have to deal with as much as woman, do they?" (419).
(b) "I killed my enemies and buried them in the chicken coop" (419).
(c) "A woman's lot is to suffer" (419).
(d) "Wow, women do suffer a lot, huh? Wonder which generation that's gonna change" (419).

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

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

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

9. What do Solomon and Hana begin doing after school in Book Three, Chapter 14?
(a) River rafting down the creek.
(b) Finding ways to play pranks on the locals kids.
(c) Throwing stones through windows.
(d) Having sex with one another.

10. What does Phoebe tell Solomon in Book Three, 21?
(a) She wants to determine her own pathway in life.
(b) She is breaking up with him.
(c) She never liked him.
(d) She finds herself as a crossroad and is not sure how to choose.

11. What does Kazu say when Solomon accuses him of discrimination in Book Three, Chapter 19?
(a) "Brother, I gave you a job, and you were fortunate to have it" (466).
(b) "I don’t need to defend myself" (466).
(c) "I know you're upset, but please calm down" (466).
(d) "Don't accuse me of being racist” (466).

12. Where does Solomon go when Kazu fires him in Book Three, Chapter 19?
(a) To Yokohama.
(b) To Phoebe to tlak.
(c) To Osaka.
(d) To Tokyo.

13. What does Solomon say to Etsuko at the end of Book Two, Chapter 11?
(a) "You should be ashamed of yourself as your kids say" (415).
(b) "You are my favorite person" (415).
(c) "You are a mother to me" (415).
(d) "You can never fully atone for the past" (415).

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

15. What does Mozasu say he will do about the property the Korean woman will not sell in Book Three, Chapter 18?
(a) He will find a way to cheat her out of the property.
(b) He will send Goro-san to talk to her.
(c) He tells Solomon he should get into another line of work.
(d) He will send Goro-san to kill her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mozasu want for Solomon as the novel says in Book Three, Chapter 11?

2. What does one of the men at the poker game tease Solomon about at the end of Book Three, Chapter 16?

3. What does Phoebe tell Solomon when she learns about Hana in Book Three, Chapter 15?

4. Why does Etsuko's husband divorce her as described in Book Three, Chapter 9?

5. In Book Three, chapter 20, what does Goro-san tell Solomon about the old Korean woman’s property?

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