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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isak say about Sunja's expected baby in Book One, Chapter 7?
(a) "I will take the child as my own" (60).
(b) "A child is a gift from God" (60).
(c) "I can't wait to play with the child" (60).
(d) "Sunja should be ashamed of the way she's behaved" (60).

2. What does the the arrival of Sunja’s baby interrupt for midwife Okja in Book One, Chapter 17?
(a) Her dinner.
(b) Her local gambling game.
(c) Her sleep.
(d) Her husband's drunken rant.

3. Why does Isak feel spoken to by the Lord to marry Sunja in Book One, Chapter 8?
(a) Because the Lord sent Isak a text message saying "yo, mrry the thot."
(b) Because he heard the Lord whispering in his ear.
(c) Because writing in blood appeared on Isak's wall telling him what to do.
(d) Because he began studying Hosea in the morning, and then Yangjin told him about Sunja.

4. Who packs Sunja's clothes carefully for traveling in Book One, Chapter 11?
(a) Isak.
(b) Hansu.
(c) Sunja.
(d) Yangjin.

5. Why do Bokhee and Dokhee think Sunja is unhappy in Book One, Chapter 11?
(a) Because she misses her father.
(b) Because she is unhappy to leave home.
(c) Because she misses her lover.
(d) Because she does not love Baek Isak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Yoseb not leave his work when Noa tells him Isak is home in Book Two, Chapter 4?

2. What does Coalman Jan say is Isak's religion in Book One, Chapter 3?

3. What does Kim Changho tell Kyunghee and Sunja about the restaurant in Book Two, Chapter 6?

4. What does Yoseb do to rid Noa of lice Book Two, Chapter 5?

5. What does Pastor Shin want Sunja to do in Book One, Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sunja think about herself and her family when she realizes Hansu will not marry her in Book One, Chapter 6?

2. How does Sunja understand forgiveness differently than Pastor Shin means it in Book One, Chapter 10?

3. What does Isak think about when he realizes he is sick with tuberculosis at the end of Book One, Chapter 3?

4. What parting advice does Yangjin give Sunja before she gets on the train in Book One, Chapter 10?

5. In Book Two, Chapter 5, why does Isak tell Noa he must still go to school even though Isak is dying?

6. How does the novel describe Ikaino in Book One, Chapter 12?

7. Why is Sunja so determined to pay off Yoseb’s debt in Book One, Chapter 16?

8. What is Goro-san's character like and why is he so successful at Pachinko as described in Book Two, Chapter 12?

9. What worries does Yangjin confide to Isak as they walk in Book One, Chapter 7?

10. How does Isak describe Yoseb to Sunja in Book One, Chapter 13?

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