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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 the client rejected the property after the woman's death.
(b) That the client bought the property from him.
(c) That it is a bad piece of property anyways.
(d) That Solomon should not have asked him to help with the deal.

2. What does Hana ask Solomon if he wants to do in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) Explore the woods.
(b) Move to America.
(c) Have sex with her.
(d) Be her boyfriend.

3. Why does Phoebe say to Sunja and Kyunghee in Book Three, Chapter 18 that she grew up eating fast food?
(a) Americans prefer the taste of fast food to any other kind of food.
(b) Her mother and father were both working, and her mother did not like to cook.
(c) Phoebe and her brothers would cry as kids if they got other kinds of food.
(d) Unprocessed food is too expensive in developed America.

4. In Book Three, Chapter 3, what does Solomon tell the mourners at Yumi's funeral?
(a) "Mama is in heaven now" (347).
(b) "Mama is in California" (347).
(c) "Mama wouldn't want you to cry" (347).
(d) "Mama is in New York" (347).

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

6. In Book Three, Chapter 14, what does Hana ask Solomon for after they start having sex?
(a) Love for the black hole in her heart.
(b) Lingerie.
(c) Beer.
(d) Money.

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

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

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

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

11. 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 sleeps on the garden grounds until he arrives.
(c) She begs him to help with Noa.
(d) She is told he is not there.

12. 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 brainwashing machine power 3000.
(c) A cult.
(d) A satanic ritual.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book Two, Chapter 20, what does Yoseb say to tell Mozasu about Noa's leaving?

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

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

4. What does Kazu say when Solomon accuses him of discrimination in Book Three, Chapter 19?

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

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