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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. Attendance at what event is mandatory for children from the time they enter North Korean elementary school?
(a) National concerts.
(b) Taekwondo tournaments.
(c) Public hangings.
(d) A children's party given on the anniversary of Kim Il-sung's birth.

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

3. When Hyeonseo and the other workers enter their workplace, they pass through "a special machine" (160) that does what?
(a) Demagnetizes.
(b) Detects metal.
(c) Blows contaminates from clothing.
(d) Provides x-rays.

4. What was the last present Hyeonseo received from her father prior to his death?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A tea set.
(c) A hula-hoop.
(d) A doll.

5. About what malady is Hyeonseo speaking when she says that her father displayed signs of "an illness that is not acknowledged in North Korea" (67)?
(a) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Depression.
(d) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument left behind by her cousin does Hyeonseo teach herself to play during her stay with her aunt and uncle in Shenyang?

2. What trait does Hyeonseo say that she and her brother had in common with their mother?

3. When Hyeonseo's mother is ordered to appear at the Bowibu headquarters in Hyesan, what does she do?

4. Who finds a broker to help Hyeonseo and Ok-hee enact their plan to move to a different country?

5. What two items does Hyeonseo's mother give to the head of the investigation team in order to have her name removed from the list of suspects?

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