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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Koh Hansu tell Sunja to call him in Book One, Chapter 5?

2. What does Sunja think when she first sees Hansu again in Book One, Chapter 6?

3. Why does Isak feel spoken to by the Lord to marry Sunja in Book One, Chapter 8?

4. What does Yoseb tell Isak about political groups in Book One, Chapter 13?

5. What does Pastor Yoo tell the sister in the dispute in Book One, Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the war helped Tamaguchi? What does he think about the war continuing in Book Two, Chapter 7?

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

3. What are Yoseb and Hansu's plans for the Baek family in Book Two, Chapter 8? How are they different?

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

5. What does the ajumma tell Sunja about a women's life and the man she will marry in Chapter Three?

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

7. How do Hoonie's parents raise him in Book One, Chapter 1? Why do they not dote on him?

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

10. How is Mozasu becoming a "bad Korean"in Book Two, Chapter 10? What does he think about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of Pachinko, the first sentence says, "History has failed us, but no matter" (5). Who is this "us"? How have they been "failed" by history? Who constructed this history that failed them? Develop an answer using four examples drawn from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Pachinko for its protagonist/antagonist relationships and overall structure. Choose two of the protagonist/antagonist relationships to compare to one another. How do you know one character is the protagonist and the other is the antagonist? What effect is achieved in the novel by having multiple protagonists and antagonists at different points in the novel? Use at least two textual examples to support your argument for each of the protagonist/antagonist relationships you choose.

Essay Topic 3

How is Pachinko arranged as a whole novel? Examine the structure of Pachinko in the first section, the second section, and the third section. Why is the novel divided in this way? What does each section say on its own, as an individual book? What is the message of the three sections put together overall? Consider the titles of each section as well as the epigraphs. What does the structure of the novel and the use of three sections say about the story as a whole? Use textual evidence to support your answers.

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