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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two: Chapter 1 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yangjin think about Isak when she first sees him in Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) She thinks he looks sick.
(b) He could pass as a rich Japanese.
(c) She wants him to marry her daughter.
(d) He could pass as a wealthy Korean.

2. Where do Sunja and Isak go with Kyunghee and Yoseb after dinner their first night in Osaka in Book One, Chapter 13?
(a) A Japanese bathhouse.
(b) Karaoke.
(c) A bar.
(d) A restaurant.

3. What does Isak say about Sunja's expected baby in Book One, Chapter 7?
(a) "I will take the child as my own" (60).
(b) "Sunja should be ashamed of the way she's behaved" (60).
(c) "A child is a gift from God" (60).
(d) "I can't wait to play with the child" (60).

4. Why can Yoseb not ask his boss, Shimamura-san, to help with Isak's imprisonment in Book Two, Chapter 1?
(a) Because Shimamura-san is also Korean.
(b) Because Shimamura-san is also a Christian in hiding
(c) Because he will fire Yoseb if he knows Yoseb is connected to protest activity.
(d) Because Shimamura-san has never liked Isak.

5. Why can Yoseb not leave his work when Noa tells him Isak is home in Book Two, Chapter 4?
(a) He does not want to stop working.
(b) He wants to become the head boss.
(c) He wants to impress his boss with his work ethic.
(d) He may lose his job and the character reference from his boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Yangjin give birth before Sunja survives in Book One, Chapter One?

2. Why are butchers on the lower rungs of Japanese society as described in Book One, Chapter 15?

3. How does Yoseb know the restaurant that Sunja and Kyunghee are talking about in Book Two, Chapter 3?

4. What does Kim Changho offer Sunja and Kyunghee when they come to his restaurant for the first time in Book Two, Chapter 2?

5. Why does Tanaka-san say he will give Kyunghee half the meat she requested in Book One, Chapter 15?

(see the answer key)

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