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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Noa say to Sunja as parting words in Book Two, Chapter 19?
(a) "I need time to heal before we can talk again" (316).
(b) “You took my life away" (316).
(c) "I just want some alone space for now” (316).
(d) "You hid this from me for too long" (316).

2. What does Kazu call Solomon when Solomon tells him that the Korean woman will sell the property in Book Three, Chapter 18?
(a) My man!
(b) Padawan.
(c) Jedi.
(d) The man.

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

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

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

6. What does Noa think about Akiko asking questions about him in Book Two, Chapter 18?
(a) He resents her curiosity.
(b) He thinks she does not actually care for him.
(c) He likes having her learn more about him.
(d) She thinks he asks the wrong questions.

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

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

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

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

11. 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 Spanglish.
(c) English, Taiwanese, and Korean.
(d) Japanese, Korean, and american Sign Language.

12. 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.

13. 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) To be humble and respect his elders.
(c) Not to get too cocky.
(d) To rise above discrimination.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Solomon think as the men tease him at the end of Book Three, Chapter 16?

4. In Book Two, Chapter 17, where is the missionary teacher, John Maryman, from?

5. Where does Hansu tell Sunja that Noa is living in Book Three, Chapter 8?

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