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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: Chapter 13 - 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vulgar thing does Yoseb say to shame Sunja when he finds out she has paid his debts in Book One, Chapter 17?
(a) "My men are mocking me" (142).
(b) "My penis is falling off" (142).
(c) "My nuts are shriveling” (142).
(d) "I never liked you" (142).

2. What does Pastor Yoo tell the sister in the dispute in Book One, Chapter 14?
(a) That her virtue is more important than sending money to her family or her brother to school.
(b) That she should go to school herself.
(c) That she should get as much money from the Japanese man as possible and give the excess to the church.
(d) That she should become a prostitute.

3. What is Pastor Yoo doing at the Osaka church when Isak arrives in Book One, Chapter 14?
(a) Stretching.
(b) Doing his morning yoga exercises.
(c) Smoking a cigarette over his coffee.
(d) Advising a brother and sister in a family dispute.

4. What does Pastor Shin want Sunja to do in Book One, Chapter 10?
(a) Not throw her burdens on Isak.
(b) Ask forgiveness from God.
(c) Find someone else to marry.
(d) Throw herself into the sea.

5. Where do Kyunghee and Sunja meet the moneylender boss in Book One, Chapter 16?
(a) At the sake shop.
(b) At an Udon shop.
(c) At the bar.
(d) At the local mill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sunja tell Hansu when she finds out he is married in Book One, Chapter 6?

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

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

4. Why does Kyunghee think she still may be able to have children in Book One, Chapter 15?

5. What is Yoseb's work in Osaka as described in Book One, Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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