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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sunja find from the graveyard groundkeeper in Book Three, Chapter 21?
(a) That Isak occasionally took to walking his old bones through the graveyard at night.
(b) That Noa wanted to be reunited with Sunja more than anything else.
(c) That Noa would visit Isak's grave.
(d) That Noa's favorite book was Like Water for Chocolate.

2. What does Sunja say when she asks Hansu for help in Book One, Chapter 13?
(a) She wants him to pay the child support he never took care of.
(b) She wants him to act responsibly.
(c) She wants it to be a loan.
(d) She wants to get back at Yoseb for his cruelty.

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

4. What does Sunja think when she looks at herself in the mirror in Book Three, Chapter 4?
(a) She wants Hansu to want her a little bit.
(b) Her fingernails are dirty.
(c) She wants to marry Hansu.
(d) She is still as beautiful as when she was young.

5. 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.

6. In Book Two, Chapter 20, what does Yoseb say to tell Mozasu about Noa's leaving?
(a) That Noa wants to make money in pachinko, and so he withdrew.
(b) That school was too hard, so Noa withdrew.
(c) That Noa met a woman, and so he withdrew.
(d) That Noa needs to find a new life.

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

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

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

10. In Book Three, Chapter 17, what does Kazu do for Solomon?
(a) Put him on a real estate deal as the youngest on the team.
(b) Tell him how to fast-track his career.
(c) Take him under his wing as a mentee.
(d) Give him a financial loan.

11. What does Phoebe tell Solomon when she learns about Hana in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) "There are a lot of troubled young women in this world. We can save them all" (349).
(b) "I want to break up with you" (349).
(c) "There are a lot of troubled young women in this world. We can't save them all" (349).
(d) "I don't like the sound of this" (349).

12. 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 that he knows she is pregnant.
(c) He tells her how pretty he is.
(d) He invites her to his birthday party.

13. From Book Three, Chapter 16, what question from Japanese people causes Phoebe to overreact?
(a) If she has ever been to Korea.
(b) If she likes green tea pocky or strawberry pocky.
(c) If she is Kankokujin or Chosenjin.
(d) If she thinks America or Japan is better.

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

15. 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 knows the restaurant owner.
(d) Because he wants to show off his father’s wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news do the policemen bring Mozasu in Book Three, Chapter 3?

2. From Book Three, Chapter 5, why does Iwamura-san not like Noa?

3. What does Noa say to Sunja before she leaves in Book Three, Chapter 8?

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

5. What do the parents of the suicide case in Book Two, Chapter 7 show Haruki?

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