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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kyunghee tell Sunja she turned Kim down in Book Two, Chapter 14?
(a) She can not imagine being married to him.
(b) She always thought his haircut looked weird.
(c) She does not want to disappoint two men.
(d) She can not imagine being married to a communist.

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

3. What does Hansu tell Sunja in Book Three, Chapter 3 to get her to listen to him?
(a) "I want to marry you" (354).
(b) "I've only ever loved you" (354).
(c) "I'm so sorry for everything" (354).
(d) "I'm dying” (354).

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

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

6. In Book Three, Chapter 21, what does the groundskeeper say was his favorite book of the ones Noa gave to him to read?
(a) The Idiot by Dostoevsky.
(b) Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger.
(c) David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.
(d) Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.

7. What does Yoseb tell Sunja not to do with Koh Hansu in Book One, Chapter 13?
(a) Keep putting up with his patriarchal attitude.
(b) Talk back to him.
(c) Accept money for Noa's schooling.
(d) Run off with Hansu.

8. In Book Two, Chapter 7, what does the father of the boy tell Haruki when Haruki says he can not prosecute the other children?
(a) “You don’t understand what it is like to be a father” (380).
(b) “You people work together to make sure nothing ever changes” (380).
(c) “I want justice for my son” (380).
(d) “I hope you go to hell” (380).

9. What does Mozasu tell Haruki about his schoolbook in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) That school was the best experience of his life.
(b) That kids also wrote terrible things in there.
(c) That he never did the homework.
(d) That he wanted to commit suicide when he was a kid.

10. From Book Three, Chapter 5, why does Iwamura-san not like Noa?
(a) He reminds her of her husband and his sadness.
(b) She knows he is Korean.
(c) She does not think he makes enough money.
(d) She thinks he is a crook.

11. In Book Three, chapter 20, what does Goro-san tell Solomon about the old Korean woman’s property?
(a) That the client bought the property from him.
(b) That Solomon should not have asked him to help with the deal.
(c) That it is a bad piece of property anyways.
(d) That the client rejected the property after the woman's death.

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

13. In Book Two, Chapter 17, where does Yumi want to live?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Seattle.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

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

15. What does Akiko say to Noa about Hansu in Book Two, Chapter 19?
(a) That he is such a great benefactor!
(b) That she finds Hansu attractive.
(c) That she wonders if he will let her and Noa move in together.
(d) That he is Noa's father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Solomon think as the men tease him 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. What does Senora Wakamura say on Other Lands in Book Three, Chapter 12?

5. In Book Three, Chapter 14, what does Hana tell Solomon she wants to do for work?

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