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

By Isabella Ribeiro · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed February 21, 2025

1 When was the novel originally published?

2003 in Korea

2007 in Korea

2003 in Britain

2015 in Korea
2 Who narrates Part 1?

Mr. Cheong

Yeong-hye's brother-in-law

In-hye

Yeong-hye's doctor
3 What point of view is this section written in?

Second-person

Third-person limited

First-person

Third-person omniscient
4 How does the narrator in Part 1 initially characterize Yeong-hye?

Unremarkable

Extraordinary

Loving

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

Cooking

Painting

Reading

Sewing
6 Why did Mr. Cheong marry Yeong-hye?

He did not want to extend effort during the courtship.

They both share a vegetarian diet.

He loves her.

He admires her strong character.
7 How does Mr. Cheong respond when Yeong-hye empties their fridge of all animal products?

He gently asks if she is alright.

He calls emergency services.

He lovingly helps her clean up.

He admonishes her and grips her wrist.
8 How does Yeong-hye's voice come through in the narration?

We only hear her through others

Brief dream-like monologues

She narrates all of Part 3

She never speaks
9 What happened in Yeong-hye's nightmare?

Her father force-fed her beef.

She was trapped in a room of raw, bloody meat.

She shouted but no one could hear her.

She was forced to eat.
10 What happens to Yeong-hye as time goes on?

She loses weight, barely sleeps, and avoids intercourse.

She hosts vegetarian-friendly gatherings.

She goes to therapy.

She returns to eating meat once the nightmares dissipate.
11 Which other habit does Mr. Cheong criticize in his wife?

She never wears neutral colors.

She refuses to wash the dishes.

She always wears socks no matter how hot it is.

She hates wearing a bra.
12 Why does Yeong-hye avoid having intercourse with Mr. Cheong?

She prefers women.

He never bathes.

He smells like meat to her.

She is stressed out and busy.
13 What happens at Mr. Cheong's company dinner?

Yeong-hye debates the ethics of her diet.

Yeong-hye stands out as the only vegetarian present.

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

Mr. Cheong's colleagues warmly accept Yeong-hye's dietary choice.
14 Who does Mr. Cheong call after the company dinner?

Emergency services

Yeong-hye's brother

Yeong-hye's parents

In-hye's husband
15 How does Mr. Cheong respond to Yeong-hye's refusal to have sex with him?

He rapes her.

They go to marriage counseling.

He tries to figure out what she is going through.

He accepts her decision.
16 Which best characterizes the family lunch with the Kims and Mr. Cheong?

A loving expression of care and concern

A strained meal where everyone walks on eggshells

A violent family intervention gone wrong

A performance
17 How does Mr. Kim handle the situation?

He slaps Yeong-hye and tries to force-feed her pork.

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

He hugs his daughter and asks if she is okay.

He practices handstands with Yeong-hye.
18 Who protests when Mr. Kim slaps Yeong-hye?

Mrs. Kim

Yeong-hye

Yeong-ho

In-hye
19 What happens after Mr. Kim tries to force Yeong-hye to eat pork?

She spits it in his face.

She slits her wrist.

She swallows the pork obediently.

She politely declined another piece.
20 At the hospital, what is Mr. Cheong's dominant feeling toward Yeong-hye?

Love

Disgust

Concern

Sadness
21 What does Mr. Cheong say about Mrs. Kim's visit?

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

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

He thinks that Mrs. Kim should take better care of Yeong-hye.

He's tired of her maternal fussing.
22 Where does Yeong-hye disappear to when Mr. Cheong wakes in the morning?

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.

She sits naked outside by the fountain.
23 What is Yeong-hye doing outside?

Chatting with other patients

Licking her wounds and clutching a dead bird

Staring at the water

Reading
24 What is Mr. Cheong's reaction to seeing his wife in the state she's in at the end of Part 1?

He realizes that he does not know his wife.

He feels nothing but care and concern.

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 wrings her empty hands, showing her descent into insanity.

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.

Despite being a vegan, she clutches a dead bird.

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