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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 43-53 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What insects did Hyeonseo's teacher point out to the class during their field trip in order to say that even they were "sad at the Great Leader's death" (72)?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Bees.
(c) Crickets.
(d) Dragonflies.

2. When Min-ho and Hyeonseo's mother are arrested by police after they part ways with Hyeonseo, where are they taken?
(a) The main prison in Cambodia.
(b) The main prison in Laos.
(c) The main prison in Vietnam.
(d) The main prison in South Korea.

3. What result of a medical check-up convinces Hyeonseo that she is about to die?
(a) A lump in her breast.
(b) A high cholesterol level.
(c) A high blood pressure reading.
(d) A high blood sugar level.

4. What aspect of Hyeonseo's mother's character does Hyeonseo say is unusual for a woman of high songbun?
(a) Her frequent gambling.
(b) Her love for fashion.
(c) Her entrepreneurial spirit.
(d) Her kindness to citizens with low songbun.

5. At the time of her writing, how many years ago does Hyeonseo say North Korea had been created?
(a) 20.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of company does Hyeonseo's Uncle Jong-gil run in China?

2. Hyeonseo states that every election in North Korea always "returned Kim Jong-il with" what "percentage approval" (111)?

3. When Hyeonseo is at her lowest point, she decides to blow all of her savings on what item?

4. Hyeonseo writes, "Now that I was to stay indefinitely in China, I had to learn" (112) what language?

5. Hyeonseo says that after a young woman does what in North Korean society, it can be hard for her to find a marriage match?

(see the answer key)

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