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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Hyeonseo's mother escapes from the Bowibu, how long does she wait before she returns to Hyesan?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three months.
(c) One month.
(d) Six months.

2. What does Hyeonseo eventually find out had happened to the money she had given to her mother?
(a) Her mother had lost the money gambling.
(b) Her mother had paid for Min-ho to begin college.
(c) Her mother had helped her brothers and sisters.
(d) Her mother had paid a ransom for Min-ho's safe return.

3. With what implements do the North Korean police beat Min-ho during his interrogation?
(a) Nightsticks.
(b) Brass knuckles.
(c) Blackjacks.
(d) Truncheons.

4. What object does Hyeonseo's first customer in her new job ask her for when she mistakenly gives him a piece of gum?
(a) Sugar.
(b) A match.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) Honey.

5. What job does Hyeonso take after escaping from the men's salon?
(a) Receptionist.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Housekeeper.
(d) Administrative assistant.

6. Hyeonseo states that every election in North Korea always "returned Kim Jong-il with" what "percentage approval" (111)?
(a) 100%.
(b) At least 90%.
(c) 99%.
(d) At least 80%.

7. How many months after her departure from their home does Hyeonseo wait before contacting her aunt and uncle in Shenyang?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

8. Hyeonseo writes, "Now that I was to stay indefinitely in China, I had to learn" (112) what language?
(a) Szechuan.
(b) Cantonese.
(c) Mandarin.
(d) Mongolian.

9. With what object does a mysterious figure hit Hyeonseo over the head when she arrives home from work?
(a) A block of wood.
(b) A beer bottle.
(c) A vase.
(d) A tire iron.

10. What job does Hyeonseo perform within her role at the cosmetics company in the Mihang district?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Interpreter.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Bookkeeper.

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

12. In what city does Hyeonseo celebrate her eighteenth birthday?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Shenyang.
(c) Hyesan.
(d) Changbai.

13. What is Geun-soo doing when he gets on the phone with Hyeonseo and asks her to come back?
(a) Yawning.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Eating.
(d) Playing a video game.

14. What type of music does Hyeonseo set as the incoming ring tone solely for when her mother and brother call her?
(a) A Thai ballad.
(b) A samisen tune.
(c) A Chinese comedy ballad.
(d) A Korean comedy rap.

15. Hyeonseo's "Uncle" (105) Jung-gil is actually not her biological uncle, but is instead related to her in what way?
(a) He is her second cousin.
(b) He is her father's cousin.
(c) He is her mother's uncle.
(d) He is a friend of the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item is NOT enclosed in the package Hyeonseo sends home to Hyesan?

2. What amount of money does the Bowibu tell Hyeonseo's mother can be paid so that Hyeonseo can come home and will not be charged with a crime?

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

4. When Hyeonseo and the other workers enter their workplace, they pass through "a special machine" (160) that does what?

5. Who stands up for Hyeonseo when the customer yells that Hyeonseo has misunderstood his request because she is North Korean?

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