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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 Phoebe tell Solomon when she learns about Hana in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) "There are a lot of troubled young women in this world. We can save them all" (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) "I don't like the sound of this" (349).

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

3. What does Sunja think when she looks at herself in the mirror in Book Three, Chapter 4?
(a) Her fingernails are dirty.
(b) She is still as beautiful as when she was young.
(c) She wants Hansu to want her a little bit.
(d) She wants to marry Hansu.

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

5. What is the name of the new girl at Totoyama's sewing shop in Book Two, Chapter 16?
(a) Maya.
(b) Marie.
(c) Yumi.
(d) Yumiko.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Book Three, Chapter 2, who comes to help out Yumi while she is bedridden?

3. In Book Three, Chapter 10, what does Hana say about Etsuko being a mother?

4. In Book Two, Chapter 17, where is the missionary teacher, John Maryman, from?

5. What is Noa's embarrassing wish in Book Two, Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Solomon want to do for his and Hana's relationship in Book Three, Chapter 14?

3. What does Yangjin say in her pent-up final thoughts to Sunja in Book Three, Chapter 12?

4. Where does Etsuko finally find Hana in Book Three, Chapter 15? What does Etsuko do when she sees her?

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

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

7. Why does Phoebe find it difficult to live in Japan as described in Book Three, Chapter 16?

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

9. What does Etsuko think about her role as a mother in Book Three, Chapter 10?

10. How are the women in Phoebe's family different than in Solomon's family as described in Book Three, Chapter 18? Why is this the case?

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