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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 Noa say to Sunja before she leaves in Book Three, Chapter 8?

2. In Book Two, Chapter 17, where does Yumi want to live?

3. In Book Three, chapter 20, what does Goro-san tell Solomon about the old Korean woman’s property?

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

5. What does Hana ask Solomon if Christianity is like in Book Three, Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Sunja meet Noa in Book Three, Chapter 8? What does she do when she sees him?

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Isak tells Noa on his deathbed that "Men may be unfair, but the Lord is fair. You'll see. You will" (196). Does this idea that everything is fair in the end hold true for the novel? Choose two characters and explore their actions. Is what happens to them in the novel fair? Are their actions or what happens to them counterbalanced by anything else? What definition of "fairness" does the novel show?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the novel, David Copperfield is brought up as Noa's favorite novel. Why does he like this particular book? Choose another example of intertexuality in the book (such as the Bible, the book of "Hosea, "Daniel Deronda," the epigraphs at the beginning of each book). How do these stories map out and connect to the story in the novel? Do some background research and pull excerpts from the intertextual sources to support its connection to Pachinko. How does having multiple examples of intertextuality expand different sections of the text?

Essay Topic 3

Four generations of women are shown throughout Pachinko. From Yangjin, to Sunja and Kyunghee, to Yumi, Etsuko, and Ayame, and finally to Hana and Phoebe. What are liberties and abilities within each generation? How does a woman's role, or the role she can have, change over time? Choose two characters to compare and contrast how they live their lives according to the times. What historical changes allow a woman's life to be different from one generation or one experience to another? How are the choices of each character dependent or independent from the men in her life?

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