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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 Hansu come to see Sunja after Yangjin's funeral in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) He worries she is going to go insane with grief over the loss of Noa and her mother.
(b) His wife has died, and he thinks Sunja will marry him.
(c) He is turning into a snake and wants to convert her to sss--scientology.
(d) He wants to offer his condolences.

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

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

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

5. What does Solomon think as the men tease him at the end of Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) That what they are saying is what a middle class Japanese would say.
(b) That he does not actually like them.
(c) That he does not want to come to poker any more.
(d) That they are racist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Goro promoting Mozasu to in Book Two, Chapter 16?

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

3. Why does Hana tell Solomon she will forgive him about his girlfriend in Book Three, Chapter 19?

4. What is Akiko studying in university in Book Two, Chapter 18?

5. What does Solomon do with his winning poker hand in Book Three, Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mozasu not want Solomon to take over the family business in Book Three, Chapter 21?

2. How does Mozasu remember experiencing Yumi's funeral in Book Three, Chapter 3?

3. What does Kyunghee say to Kim Changho's marriage proposal in Book Two, Chapter 13, and how does Kim respond?

4. What does Noa realize about Akiko's attitude towards him after she interrupts his meeting with Hansu in Book Two, Chapter 19?

5. Why does Solomon get fired from his job in Book Three, Chapter 19?

6. Why have Hana and Solomon begun to hang out in Book Three, Chapter 13? How does Hana think of Solomon?

7. What causes Etsuko's divorce as described in Book Three, Chapter 9? How has this affected her relationship with her children?

8. What does Hana tell Solomon in their final meeting in Book Three, Chapter 20?

9. In Book Three, Chapter 21, what does Sunja find inside her bag while at Isak's grave and what does she do with it?

10. What does Kazu explain to Solomon as a "shit tax" in Book Three, Chapter 17?

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