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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. Why was Isak surprised he graduated seminary school as described in Book One, Chapter 8?
(a) He did not think he would live long.
(b) He did not believe in God.
(c) He did not think he was a good student.
(d) He did not like the schooling.

2. Where had Hansu spent his boyhood exploring as he tells Sunja in Book One, Chapter 5?
(a) Osaka.
(b) The Taejongdae forest.
(c) The Jeju mountain and Halla-san volcano.
(d) Yeongo.

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

4. What does Sunja tell Hansu when she finds out he is married in Book One, Chapter 6?
(a) "I will be your mistress" (51).
(b) "I want to get married immediately" (51).
(c) "My father would have hated you" (51).
(d) "I will never see you again" (51).

5. How had Koh Hansu's father been as described in Book One, Chapter 5?
(a) A gambler who had spent all the family's money.
(b) Hansu's role model.
(c) A drunk who had been hard on his son in spite of Hansu working to support them.
(d) A caring and loving father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yangjin think about Isak when she first sees him in Book One, Chapter 2?

2. What does Isak say to Yangjin when he realizes he has tuberculosis in Book One, Chapter 3?

3. How does Isak arrive in Yeongdu from Pyongyang in Book One, Chapter 2?

4. What does Koh Hansu tell Sunja to be careful for in Book One, Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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