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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 he wants to do in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) Be her boyfriend.
(b) Explore the woods.
(c) Move to America.
(d) Have sex with her.

2. In Book Two, Chapter 7, what does the father of the boy tell Haruki when Haruki says he can not prosecute the other children?
(a) “You people work together to make sure nothing ever changes” (380).
(b) “I hope you go to hell” (380).
(c) “I want justice for my son” (380).
(d) “You don’t understand what it is like to be a father” (380).

3. Who interrupts Noa's monthly meeting with Hansu in Book Two, Chapter 18?
(a) Yoseb.
(b) Ayame.
(c) Akiko.
(d) Sunja.

4. Who does Mozasu meet while he waits for Yumi in Book Two, Chapter 17?
(a) Haruki.
(b) Yumi.
(c) Hayame.
(d) Ha-chan.

5. What does Kazu say when Solomon accuses him of discrimination in Book Three, Chapter 19?
(a) "I know you're upset, but please calm down" (466).
(b) "I don’t need to defend myself" (466).
(c) "Brother, I gave you a job, and you were fortunate to have it" (466).
(d) "Don't accuse me of being racist” (466).

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Akiko ask that upsets Noa in Book Two, Chapter 19?

2. What does Ayame want to get Daisuke after her bath in Book Three, Chapter 6?

3. In Book Three, Chapter 2, who comes to help out Yumi while she is bedridden?

4. What does Sunja tell Hansu about Noa and Mozasu in Book Three, Chapter 8?

5. What does Sunja say when she asks Hansu for help in Book One, Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What case does Haruki go to investigate in Book Three, Chapter 7? What does Haruki learn when he meets the boy’s parents?

2. How does Solomon get his name as told in Book Three, Chapter 10?

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

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

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

6. What does Kyunghee say to Kim Changho's marriage proposal in Book Two, Chapter 13, and how does Kim respond?

7. Why does Solomon get fired from his job in Book Three, Chapter 19?

8. Why does Hansu care so much about Noa's education from the background in Book Two, Chapter 18?

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

10. How does Mozasu remember experiencing Yumi's funeral in Book Three, Chapter 3?

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