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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hansu tell Sunja that Noa is living in Book Three, Chapter 8?
(a) Pyongyang.
(b) Westeros.
(c) Nagano.
(d) Yokohama.

2. In Book Three, Chapter 12, what TV show do Kyunghee, Sunja, and Yangjin watch together?
(a) Other Lands.
(b) Never Lands.
(c) Broad-en Your Horizons.
(d) A Japanese Broad A-Broad.

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

4. What does Akiko ask that upsets Noa in Book Two, Chapter 19?
(a) If he really loves her.
(b) If he thinks their relationship will work out.
(c) If he wants to be Japanese.
(d) If he is embarrassed to be Korean.

5. What does Hana tell Solomon to do in Book Three, Chapter 20?
(a) To find a ways to return to America.
(b) To take over his father's pachinko business.
(c) To take over his father's chess business.
(d) To find new ways to exercise his anger.

6. What news do the policemen bring Mozasu in Book Three, Chapter 3?
(a) That he is going to be arrested for being a Christian.
(b) That his shop is going to be closed because of embezzlement.
(c) That his son and wife were hit by a taxi, and Yumi died on the ambulance to the hospital.
(d) That his wife and son were hit by a taxi, but they are both only lightly injured.

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

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

9. Who is the woman who calls out to Noa on campus in Book Two, Chapter 15?
(a) Kyunghee Baek.
(b) Akiko Fumeki.
(c) Sunja Baek.
(d) Kuroda-san.

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

11. In Book Two, Chapter 17, where is the missionary teacher, John Maryman, from?
(a) He was born in Korea and raised in America by adopted parents.
(b) He is from Brazil.
(c) He is from America.
(d) He was born in Korea, and raised in Japan by adopted parents.

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

13. Who does the tour guide say cursed the Matsumoto-jo castle from Book Three, Chapter 5?
(a) Koichi-san.
(b) Nobuo Ban.
(c) Tada Kasuke.
(d) Mozasu.

14. Who does Mozasu meet while he waits for Yumi in Book Two, Chapter 17?
(a) Yumi.
(b) Hayame.
(c) Ha-chan.
(d) Haruki.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book Three, Chapter 21, what does the groundskeeper say was his favorite book of the ones Noa gave to him to read?

2. Why does Kyunghee tell Sunja she turned Kim down in Book Two, Chapter 14?

3. Why does Etsuko's husband divorce her as described in Book Three, Chapter 9?

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

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