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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. After their first phone conversation after many years of separation, how often do Hyeonseo and her mother speak on the phone?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Every weekend.
(c) Every evening.
(d) Every morning.

2. What does Hyeonseo say becomes a main topic of conversation between herself and Ok-hee once they see the television news story about the North Korean defectors?
(a) Volunteering to help North Korean defectors.
(b) Getting a new apartment together in Laos.
(c) Moving to Shenyang together.
(d) Moving to South Korea together.

3. 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) 30,000 yuan and 500 American dollars.
(b) She does not remember.
(c) 10,000 yuan.
(d) She had not sent any money.

4. What was the one luxury Hyeonseo says her family bought after moving into their riverfront home in Hyesan?
(a) A hair dryer.
(b) A color television set.
(c) A washing machine.
(d) A dishwasher.

5. Whom does Hyeonseo name as someone who becomes a great friend to her in China?
(a) Min-ho.
(b) Mi-ran.
(c) Dick.
(d) Ok-hee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hyeonseo's mother do immediately upon seeing her husband in the Hyesan hospital?

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

3. Whom does Hyeonseo mentally thank for making her learn how to master Chinese characters?

4. What was the title of Hyeonseo's favorite song and is also the title of Chapter 10 of her memoir?

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

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