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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hana ask Solomon if Christianity is like in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) A cult.
(b) A satanic ritual.
(c) A brainwashing machine power 3000.
(d) A metaphor for the mind’s connection to its subconscious.

2. What does Senora Wakamura say on Other Lands in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) "A woman's lot is to suffer" (419).
(b) "Wow, men really don't have to deal with as much as woman, do they?" (419).
(c) "I killed my enemies and buried them in the chicken coop" (419).
(d) "Wow, women do suffer a lot, huh? Wonder which generation that's gonna change" (419).

3. What does Hana say she has been doing for work in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) Telling fortunes.
(b) Working as a hostess.
(c) Working as a prostitute.
(d) Making artwork.

4. What does Kazu tells Solomon about Japan in Book Three, Chapter 17?
(a) That everyone is "drowning in shame" (449).
(b) That the post-war boom is optimal to make their financial fortunes.
(c) That it is better in America.
(d) That "everyone is afraid of being different" (449).

5. What does Etsuko think, as she leaves Hana in her apartment in Book Three, Chapter 10, that she could do?
(a) She wishes to forget the past.
(b) She wishes she never had children.
(c) She wishes she had had only boys.
(d) She wishes she could return to her children being young again and treat them a little kinder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Etsuko's daughter, Hana, tell her on the phone in Book Three, Chapter 9?

2. In Book Two, Chapter 17, where is the missionary teacher, John Maryman, from?

3. In Book Three, Chapter 4, what illness does Hansu tell Sunja he has?

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

5. What does Solomon ask his father to explain when he tells his father that he wants to take over the family business in Book Three, Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Etsuko think about her role as a mother in Book Three, Chapter 10?

6. What leads Haruki to become a police officer as described in Book Two, Chapter 17? Who recommends him to join?

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

8. In Book Three, Chapter 21, what does Sunja find inside her bag while at Isak's grave and what does she do with it?

9. What does Solomon want to do for his and Hana's relationship in Book Three, Chapter 14?

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

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