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The Vegetarian Quiz for Part 1 ("The Vegetarian")

1 When was the novel originally published?
2003 in Britain

2007 in Korea

2015 in Korea

2003 in Korea
2 Who narrates Part 1?
In-hye

Mr. Cheong

Yeong-hye's doctor

Yeong-hye's brother-in-law
3 What point of view is this section written in?
Second-person

Third-person limited

Third-person omniscient

First-person
4 How does the narrator in Part 1 initially characterize Yeong-hye?
Extraordinary

Loving

Crazy

Unremarkable
5 What hobby of Yeong-hye's does her husband not understand?
Sewing

Reading

Painting

Cooking
6 Why did Mr. Cheong marry Yeong-hye?
He loves her.

He did not want to extend effort during the courtship.

He admires her strong character.

They both share a vegetarian diet.
7 How does Mr. Cheong respond when Yeong-hye empties their fridge of all animal products?
He admonishes her and grips her wrist.

He gently asks if she is alright.

He lovingly helps her clean up.

He calls emergency services.
8 How does Yeong-hye's voice come through in the narration?
She never speaks

We only hear her through others

She narrates all of Part 3

Brief dream-like monologues
9 What happened in Yeong-hye's nightmare?
She was trapped in a room of raw, bloody meat.

She was forced to eat.

Her father force-fed her beef.

She shouted but no one could hear her.
10 What happens to Yeong-hye as time goes on?
She returns to eating meat once the nightmares dissipate.

She goes to therapy.

She hosts vegetarian-friendly gatherings.

She loses weight, barely sleeps, and avoids intercourse.
11 Which other habit does Mr. Cheong criticize in his wife?
She refuses to wash the dishes.

She hates wearing a bra.

She never wears neutral colors.

She always wears socks no matter how hot it is.
12 Why does Yeong-hye avoid having intercourse with Mr. Cheong?
She is stressed out and busy.

She prefers women.

He smells like meat to her.

He never bathes.
13 What happens at Mr. Cheong's company dinner?
Yeong-hye debates the ethics of her diet.

Yeong-hye makes an exception and eats the meat that is served.

Mr. Cheong's colleagues warmly accept Yeong-hye's dietary choice.

Yeong-hye stands out as the only vegetarian present.
14 Who does Mr. Cheong call after the company dinner?
Yeong-hye's parents

In-hye's husband

Yeong-hye's brother

Emergency services
15 How does Mr. Cheong respond to Yeong-hye's refusal to have sex with him?
He accepts her decision.

He tries to figure out what she is going through.

They go to marriage counseling.

He rapes her.
16 Which best characterizes the family lunch with the Kims and Mr. Cheong?
A performance

A loving expression of care and concern

A strained meal where everyone walks on eggshells

A violent family intervention gone wrong
17 How does Mr. Kim handle the situation?
He practices handstands with Yeong-hye.

He hugs his daughter and asks if she is okay.

He threatens to have her committed if she does not eat vegetables.

He slaps Yeong-hye and tries to force-feed her pork.
18 Who protests when Mr. Kim slaps Yeong-hye?
Yeong-ho

Yeong-hye

In-hye

Mrs. Kim
19 What happens after Mr. Kim tries to force Yeong-hye to eat pork?
She politely declined another piece.

She slits her wrist.

She spits it in his face.

She swallows the pork obediently.
20 At the hospital, what is Mr. Cheong's dominant feeling toward Yeong-hye?
Disgust

Love

Concern

Sadness
21 What does Mr. Cheong say about Mrs. Kim's visit?
He's tired of her maternal fussing.

He gratefully welcomes more family members in their commitment to help Yeong-hye.

He's resentful that she takes over caring for Yeong-hye.

He thinks that Mrs. Kim should take better care of Yeong-hye.
22 Where does Yeong-hye disappear to when Mr. Cheong wakes in the morning?
She sits naked outside by the fountain.

She goes to the bathroom to throw up.

She goes outside to read a book and enjoy the sunlight.

She seeks better treatment at a different hospital.
23 What is Yeong-hye doing outside?
Reading

Licking her wounds and clutching a dead bird

Chatting with other patients

Staring at the water
24 What is Mr. Cheong's reaction to seeing his wife in the state she's in at the end of Part 1?
He feels nothing but care and concern.

He realizes that he does not know his wife.

He chastises himself for not marrying In-hye instead.

He realizes that he missed the signs throughout their relationship pointing toward this day.
25 What is significant about what Yeong-hye is holding in the final image of Part 1?
She carries the goat her mother brought and that she fished out of the trash.

She holds a book which she hasn't read in ages.

She wrings her empty hands, showing her descent into insanity.

Despite being a vegan, she clutches a dead bird.

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