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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 is Noa's embarrassing wish in Book Two, Chapter 15?
(a) He wants to be a European from a long time ago.
(b) He wants to become an American.
(c) He wants to become a television writer.
(d) He wants to be rich.

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

3. What does Mozasu say he will do about the property the Korean woman will not sell in Book Three, Chapter 18?
(a) He will send Goro-san to kill her.
(b) He will send Goro-san to talk to her.
(c) He will find a way to cheat her out of the property.
(d) He tells Solomon he should get into another line of work.

4. Why do the poker players tell Solomon he can pick up the restaurant tab as described in Book Three, Chapter 16 even though it is not customary for newcomers?
(a) Because he beats them all at poker regularly and takes their money.
(b) Because he makes more than all of them combined
(c) Because he wants to show off his father’s wealth.
(d) Because he knows the restaurant owner.

5. What does Kazu tells Solomon about Japan in Book Three, Chapter 17?
(a) That the post-war boom is optimal to make their financial fortunes.
(b) That it is better in America.
(c) That "everyone is afraid of being different" (449).
(d) That everyone is "drowning in shame" (449).

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Noa think about Akiko asking questions about him in Book Two, Chapter 18?

2. Why do Mozasu, Totoyama, and Goro-san think Solomon is visiting in Book Three, Chapter 20?

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

4. What does Mozasu tell Haruki about his schoolbook in Book Two, Chapter 7?

5. What does Etsuko's daughter, Hana, tell her on the phone in Book Three, Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Sunja go to Koh Hansu with Noa in Book Two, Chapter 13 What does Koh Hansu say?

3. Why does Noa go to Nagano in Book Three, Chapter 1 after he finds Hansu is his father?

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

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

6. Why does Mozasu tell Yumi they can not move to America in Book Three, Chapter Two?

7. Why does Hansu care so much about Noa's education from the background in Book Two, Chapter 18?

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

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

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

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