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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. How does Hyeonseo escape the painful and confusing truth her Uncle Jung-gil shares with her about North Korea?
(a) She focuses on her watch.
(b) She focuses on her cigarette.
(c) She focuses on her ice cream.
(d) She focuses on feeling sleepy.

2. In addition to the fact that its photograph looks nothing like Min-ho, what is another problem with the photograph on Min-ho's borrowed identification card?
(a) It lists an age 16 years Min-ho's senior.
(b) It states North Korean residency.
(c) It has expired.
(d) It is missing the official hologram.

3. How many times more does Hyeonseo's new job pays in comparison to her waitressing job?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

4. How does the authority figure react to Hyeonseo's performance of an illegal act on the bus headed to Shenyang?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He snatches her cigarette away and stomps on it.
(c) He confiscates her flask.
(d) He tells her to delete the photographs.

5. With whom did Hyeonseo and Min-ho stay while their mother tended to their father in the Hyesan hospital?
(a) Uncle Opium's family.
(b) Aunt Pretty's family.
(c) Mr. Ahn's family.
(d) Uncle Cinema's family.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Hyeonseo's mother escapes from the Bowibu, how long does she wait before she returns to Hyesan?

2. How many broad categories exist within the caste system of songbun?

3. What job does Hyeonseo perform within her role at the cosmetics company in the Mihang district?

4. In what area of the men's salon is Hyeonseo put to work massaging a man?

5. Once Hyeonseo changes her mind and decides that she does want to see Kim before he goes back to Seoul, what does she do?

(see the answer key)

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