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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 14, what does Hana tell Solomon she wants to do for work?
(a) To heal her childhood trauma by studying psychology at a university.
(b) To be a theater actress.
(c) To find new ways to have sex not invented yet.
(d) To be on television.

2. What does Hana say she has been doing for work in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) Making artwork.
(b) Working as a hostess.
(c) Telling fortunes.
(d) Working as a prostitute.

3. What does Yangjin tell Sunja on her deathbed in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) "You don't care about anyone except your children” (421).
(b) "You have supported your family with grace and perseverance" (412).
(c) "I should have disowned you out to sea" (412).
(d) "You should have married Hansu" (412).

4. What happens when Sunja goes to Koh Hansu's Osaka house in Book Two, Chapter 20?
(a) She is told he is not there.
(b) She sleeps on the garden grounds until he arrives.
(c) She moves into the kitchen as a dishwasher.
(d) She begs him to help with Noa.

5. Why does Etsuko's husband divorce her as described in Book Three, Chapter 9?
(a) She reports to the police that he beats her.
(b) He finds poems from her lover.
(c) She tells him how lonely he makes her feel.
(d) He finds a letter she writes to her lover.

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

7. What does Solomon do when he meets Hana in Book Three, Chapter 10?
(a) He tells her he wants to go on a date with her.
(b) He tells her how pretty he is.
(c) He tells her that he knows she is pregnant.
(d) He invites her to his birthday party.

8. What is Noa's embarrassing wish in Book Two, Chapter 15?
(a) He wants to be rich.
(b) He wants to become a television writer.
(c) He wants to be a European from a long time ago.
(d) He wants to become an American.

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

10. 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.

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

12. What does Sunja tell Hansu about Noa and Mozasu in Book Three, Chapter 8?
(a) "They’re my life” (387).
(b) "I've always wanted daughters" (387).
(c) "I know they love you as much as you love them" (387).
(d) "I feel that they have let me down" (387).

13. What does Solomon do with his winning poker hand in Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) Defeat the others.
(b) Discard it.
(c) Keep a poker face.
(d) Hold onto it.

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

15. In Book Three, Chapter 4, what illness does Hansu tell Sunja he has?
(a) Self-hatred.
(b) Breast Cancer.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Prostrate cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Etsuko, Solomon, and Mozasu go to get in Book Two, Chapter 9?

2. In Book Three, Chapter 14, what does Hana ask Solomon for after they start having sex?

3. What does Kyunghee say to Kim when he proposes to marry her in Book Two, Chapter 14?

4. What does Kazu call Solomon when Solomon tells him that the Korean woman will sell the property in Book Three, Chapter 18?

5. In Book Two, Chapter 17, where does Yumi want to live?

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