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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: To the Heart of the Dragon, Chapters 31-36 and Part Three: Journey into Darkness, Chapters 37-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the receptionist at the restaurant calls Hyeonseo to tell her there are two men waiting for her there, who are the two men?
(a) The two South Korean filmmakers.
(b) Her brother and uncle.
(c) Policemen.
(d) Her two cousins.

2. How old is Hyeonseo by the time she gets her new job at the cosmetics company in the Mihang district?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 25.
(d) 28.

3. What location in Hyesan did Hyeonseo name as a "common site for public executions" (73)?
(a) The public square.
(b) The riverbank.
(c) The airport.
(d) The National Museum.

4. When Hyeonseo's mother is ordered to appear at the Bowibu headquarters in Hyesan, what does she do?
(a) She goes to stay with Aunt Pretty in Hamhung.
(b) She makes a plan to flee to Laos.
(c) She takes Min-ho to South Korea.
(d) She goes to the Bowibu headquarters in Hyesan.

5. When someone calls Hyeonseo claiming to be a friend of her mother's and asks her how much money she had sent to her mother, what is Hyeonseo's reply?
(a) She does not remember.
(b) 30,000 yuan and 500 American dollars.
(c) 10,000 yuan.
(d) She had not sent any money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hyeonseo remarks that the family's home by the river in Hyesan was perfect for what?

2. Hyeonseo says that her parents' jobs and business dealings meant that her family had enough what?

3. When Hyeonseo's mother calls her a time other than their regular time, what does she tell Hyeonseo she has laid her hands on and is trying to sell?

4. How many North Korea-operated restaurants exist in Shanghai, according to Hyeonseo's account?

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

(see the answer key)

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