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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. Why does Sunja tell Isak that she can love his God in Book One, Chapter 9?
(a) Because she will agree with anything that Isak says.
(b) Because she wants to deceive him.
(c) Because she is familiar with spirits and Gods and so thinks she can love his God as well.
(d) Because she spoke to the spirits and they said it was ok.

2. What does Yoseb do to rid Noa of lice Book Two, Chapter 5?
(a) Wash his hair.
(b) Shave his hair.
(c) Douse him in kerosene.
(d) Call a barber.

3. Who is Mozasu's favorite wrestler in Book Two, Chapter 11?
(a) Rikidozan.
(b) Rippadoodledoo.
(c) Riki Tiki Tabby.
(d) Rip Van Wrinkle.

4. Why can Yoseb not leave his work when Noa tells him Isak is home in Book Two, Chapter 4?
(a) He wants to impress his boss with his work ethic.
(b) He wants to become the head boss.
(c) He may lose his job and the character reference from his boss.
(d) He does not want to stop working.

5. What does Yoseb name Isak and Sunja’s new baby boy in Book One, Chapter 17?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Noa.
(d) Isak.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Yoseb's work in Osaka as described in Book One, Chapter 12?

2. What does Sexton Hu mouth that gets him and the others arrested as described in Book Two, Chapter 2?

3. What job does Kim do for Hansu when the family returns to Osaka in Book Two, Chapter 9?

4. What does the matchmaker take as signs of the prosperity of Hoonie's family in Book One, Chapter One?

5. What does Isak call out to Sunja when he wakes up Book Two, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Book One, Chapter 17, why is Yoseb so upset at Sunja for selling the watch?

2. How does Sunja deal with Mozasu's fighting in Book Two, Chapter 11?

3. What does Hansu tell Kim Changho about the Korean nationalist groups in Book Two, Chapter Nine?

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

5. Where and why are Pastor Yoo, Sexton Hu, and Isak arrested as described in Book Two, Chapter 2?

6. What is the propaganda in the newspapers Yoseb reads in Book Two, Chapter 1?

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

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

9. What things does Isak ask Sunja about marrying him in Book One, Chapter 9? Why does he ask these these?

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

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