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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Chapter 5 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times does Yangjin give birth before Sunja survives in Book One, Chapter One?
(a) Seven times.
(b) Once.
(c) Three times.
(d) Four times.

2. What does Isak say to Yangjin when he realizes he has tuberculosis in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) "Get me a doctor."
(b) "It is probably not tuberculosis."
(c) "I should leave. I do not want to endanger you."
(d) "I will stay here till I am better."

3. Why does Isak travel in spite of his mother and doctor not approving as described in Book One, Chapter 7?
(a) He found life in Korea boring.
(b) He did not want to stay in Pyongyang any more.
(c) He wanted to join the revolutionaries in Japan.
(d) The church in Osaka asks him to come.

4. How does Isak arrive in Yeongdu from Pyongyang in Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) He takes a train and then a ferry.
(b) He waits for a local farmer to give him a ride.
(c) He takes a train and then walks.
(d) He flies.

5. What does the matchmaker take as signs of the prosperity of Hoonie's family in Book One, Chapter One?
(a) Food and livestock both in and outside the house.
(b) Stacks of gold coins in the corner.
(c) Lots of family heirlooms in the house.
(d) Local village gossips.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Isak's older brother, Samoel, die as described in Book One, Chapter 8?

2. What does Hansu give Sunja as a gift in Book One, Chapter 6?

3. What does Isak say about Sunja's expected baby in Book One, Chapter 7?

4. How was Isak when he was growing up as described in Book One, Chapter 7?

5. What does Coalman Jan say is Isak's religion in Book One, Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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